Clinical Nutrition Program Lead — Innovation & Quality

Mercy; Springfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition support

Retirement plan matching

Job summary

Mercy is seeking a Program Manager for Q & S Clinical Nutrition to lead development and implementation of nutrition programs, pathways, and tools across care continuum. You will collaborate with clinical teams, providers, and Epic EHR build teams to ensure evidence-based, cost-effective, and quality-focused content and workflows.

The role requires strong project management, leadership, and cross-department collaboration with Mercy leadership to meet deadlines and advance clinical projects within

Qualifications

• Education: Master's in Nutritional services or another health, science, technology, engineering or business field or equivalent work experience.
• Licensure: Licensed Dietitian
• Experience: Clinical or Engineering background. 3 or more years of experience in leading projects, initiatives, or clinical operations at a progressive health system/environment/hospital; Training and implementation of clinical programs across multiple disciplines; Understanding of coding, clinical documentation, and CMS guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of programs including pathways, order sets and tools used across the continuum of care.
• Educate, mentor, and collaborate with providers and clinical teams.
• Establish timelines and meeting schedules for efficient production and revisions.
• Act as SME for evidence-based, cost-effective content maintaining clinical and quality excellence.
• Collaborate across departments and Epic build teams to design content and workflows.
• Communicate with hospital and ministry leadership to support safe, effective implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Clinical operations

CMS guidelines

Education

Master's degree in Nutritional services

Licensed Dietitian

Tools

Epic EHR

Job description

Mercy is seeking a Program Manager for Q & S Clinical Nutrition to lead development and implementation of nutrition programs, pathways, and tools across care continuum. You will collaborate with clinical teams, providers, and Epic EHR build teams to ensure evidence-based, cost-effective, and quality-focused content and workflows.

The role requires strong project management, leadership, and cross-department collaboration with Mercy leadership to meet deadlines and advance clinical projects within