Clinical Nutrition Manager

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 94,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Wellness program

Education benefit

Professional development

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Clinical Nutrition Manager to oversee daily operations and lead a Registered Dietitian team across the Anschutz Campus in Aurora. The role focuses on quality, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, budget oversight, collaborations with leadership and rounds, and program development to advance medical nutrition therapy and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Masters degree required.
• Five years minimum as a registered dietitian (RD/RDN).
• RD/RDN must meet CDR guidelines; CNSC/CSP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily department operations and ensure policy compliance.
• Lead RD team and mentor staff to improve outcomes.
• Define performance metrics and drive quality and safety initiatives.
• Develop budgets and monitor expenditures aligned with goals.
• Collaborate with leadership, participate in rounds, and support organizational initiatives.
• Provide direct patient care to maintain clinical competence.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Clinical nutrition expertise

Education

Masters Degree

Job description

Join the Clinical Nutrition Leadership Team! We're a collaborative group focused on supporting the growth of our Clinical Nutrition team while fostering a positive and inclusive work culture. We value excellence, teamwork, and strong partnerships across the organization. Together, we work to advance medical nutrition therapy and improve patient care, always keeping patients and families at the center of what we do. Come be part of a culture built on excellence, collaboration, partnership, and purpose!

A Clinical Nutrition Manager oversees the planning, delivery, and quality of clinical nutrition services across the organization. They ensure regulatory compliance, manage a team, and develop programs that support patient care outcomes.

This role provides leadership support for Registered Dietitian team members primarily at the Anschutz (Aurora) Campus. The position may also provide leadership support at other Denver Metro System of Care locations, including, but not limited to, the North (Broomfield), Southeast Aurora, and South (Highlands Ranch) campuses.

Location: Aurora, CO

Job Status: Full-time, salaried

Shift: Days. Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm. Some weekend/holiday support may be needed.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages the daily operations of the department to ensure compliance with established policies, procedures, and guidelines, while utilizing evidence-based practice to develop and maintain these standards.
• Assures procedures and processes are in place to maximize quality outcomes, service experience, and productivity.
• Provides leadership and assumes responsibility for resolving escalated, complex, or controversial operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solves underlying problems.
• Defines and monitors departmental performance metrics, collaborating with Clinical Nutrition leadership to achieve targeted outcomes, maintain high standards for performance and professional development, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Continuously strives to improve clinical, educational, research, and advocacy programs in department; sets and models high performance standards that empower staff to achieve agreed upon outcomes. Encourages clinically based research projects to evaluate practice outcomes and mentor's department team members in creating/evaluating projects.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders and actively participates in rounds, forums, and committees to support organizational initiatives and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Develops departmental budget recommendations, and monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with organizational financial goals.
• Responsible for people leadership including hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, development, and disciplinary actions, to ensure alignment with organizational policies.
• Provides direct patient care to maintain clinical competence and enhance understanding of dietitian roles, care processes, and organizational guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Masters Degree
• Experience
  • Required: Five (5) years experience as a registered dietitian
  • Pediatric clinical nutrition experience preferred
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Required: Registered Dietitians (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) adhering to the Commission of Dietetic Registration guidelines.
  • Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) preferred
  • Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP) preferred

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $93,627.60 to $140,441.40

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Estimated Close Date: 01/02/2027