Clinical Nutrition - Supervisor

Baystate Health; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-Time

40 Hours- Day Shift

Job summary

Baystate Health seeks a Clinical Nutrition Supervisor for Mercy Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England. This role leads the clinical nutrition team, develops policies, and ensures high-quality nutrition care for inpatients.

You will collaborate with the Director and RCNM and coordinate with food service operations to optimize patient meals and safety. The position requires a Bachelor’s in nutrition, RD licensure in MA, and 3+ years in acute care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human nutrition required.
• Three or more years of dietitian experience in acute care.
• Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in MA and RD credential required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise clinical nutrition and diet office staff.
• Coordinate clinical nutrition with food service operations.
• Serve as onsite nutrition resource and internship liaison.
• Perform patient care duties per hospital policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human nutrition

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Serv Safe Management training

Allergen Awareness training

Job description

Come join the Dietitian team at Mercy, Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

Position Purpose:

The Clinical Nutrition Supervisor, under the direction of the Mercy Director Food Services and Nutrition and the Trinity Health Food and Nutrition Services (FANS) Regional Clinical Nutrition Manager (RCNM), is responsible for the day-to-day administrative functions and supervision of clinical dietitians, dietetic technicians and diet office activities. This position involves direct patient care of assigned units/areas providing optimal nutrition care by effectively identifying age specific patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate care plans and monitoring to maximize clinical outcomes according to established department policies. The Supervisor is responsible for communicating to/from the Director and RCNM to the clinical nutrition team in addition to interacting with interdisciplinary team members as a nutrition resource.

What you will do:

• Supervises the day-to-day activities of the clinical nutrition and diet office staff to ensure efficient operation of clinical nutrition and patient meal service functions at Mercy Medical Center and Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital.
• Works under the leadership of the Director and RCNM to ensure that the nutritional needs of all patients are met through inpatient clinical dietetic functions.
• Works under the direction of the Director and RCNM to develop, implement and monitor system policies and initiatives including clinical quality improvement activities and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates clinical nutrition services with food service operations. Works with the regional and onsite THS-FANS team to provide input to a cost-effective patient menu assuring patient satisfaction and safety.
• Coordinates and finds resolution of diet office concerns with menu software performance and the hospital electronic medical record software.
• Represents clinical nutrition throughout the organization as an onsite resource to other departments.
• Serves as the onsite contact for dietetic internship activities.
• Maintains leadership skills to effectively supervise clinical dietitian and dietetic technicians.
• Together with the Director and RCNM interviews, hires, trains, evaluates performance, productivity, clinical competency and disciplines and discharges subordinate personnel. Works in coordination with RCNM and Director on colleague relation matters and provides assistance and guidance in problem resolution.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with health care providers, department and units, and ensures good communication with his/her colleagues by coordinating monthly meetings and continuing education opportunities.
• Performs all patient care duties related to medical nutrition therapy in accordance with hospital patient care policies and as outlined in the dietitian job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in human nutrition required; Master’s degree and/or leadership experience preferred. Three (3) or more years of dietitian experience in an Acute Care setting required.

Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist in the state of Massachusetts required. Allergen Awareness training/certificate and Serv Safe Management training/certificate preferred.

Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list and to devise/implement intervention.

Work requires the ability to coordinate work flow activities of colleagues within assigned unit/department and to collaborate with the RCNM on issues and programs that impact assigned unit/department.

Demonstrates leadership qualities, human relation skills, decision making ability, effective communication and teaching skills and the ability to coordinate productivity and resource utilization.

Working Conditions:

Requires working in a normal patient care area or office environment where there are relatively few physical discomforts due to dust, dirt, noise and the like.

May experience exposure to injury, occupational or contagious disease hazards which require routine precautions.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Full-Time, 40 Hours- Day Shift

Our Mission and Core Values:

• Career growth and advancement potential
• Award-winning Patient Access Department

Pay Range: $30.10 - 48.15

Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

We are a group of primary care providers, specialists and surgeons serving patients in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Part of Trinity Health Of New England, we offer primary care, specialty care, surgery, urgent care, rehabilitation, and imaging and lab services for thousands of patients every year.

Ministry/Facility Information

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community’s overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum

$77,064.00 - $88,587.00 - $104,748.00

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.