Clinical Nutrition - Supervisor

100 Baystate Medical Center; United States; In loco; USD 77.000 - 105.000; Tempo pieno

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Full-Time, 40 Hours- Day Shift

Career growth and advancement

Award-winning Patient Access Dept

Descrizione del lavoro

Baystate Mercy Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Nutrition Supervisor to oversee clinical dietitians and diet office activities. The role ensures optimal nutrition care, designs and monitors patient care plans, and collaborates with the Director and RCNM to support the nutrition team.

The position focuses on leadership, regulatory compliance, program development, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to advance patient outcomes within an acute care setting.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s Degree in human nutrition required.
• Three 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 Massachusetts required.
• Allergen Awareness training/certificate and Serv Safe Management training/certificate preferred.

Mansioni

• Supervises day-to-day clinical nutrition and diet office staff to ensure efficient operation.
• Works under the Director to meet the nutritional needs of all patients through inpatient clinical dietetic functions.
• Develop, implement and monitor system policies and initiatives including clinical quality improvement and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates clinical nutrition services with food service operations.
• 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 supervise dietitians and dietetic technicians.
• Interviews, hires, trains, evaluates performance, and disciplines subordinate personnel.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Communication

Teaching

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree in Human Nutrition

Master's Degree preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

The Clinical Nutrition Supervisor, , 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 Baystate Mercy Medical Center.
• Works under the leadership of the Director to ensure that the nutritional needs of all patients are met through inpatient clinical dietetic functions.
• 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 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 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

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.

About Baystate Health

Baystate Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system with hospitals, physician practices, a health plan and more serving over 800,000 people throughout western New England. Baystate Health is the safety net provider in Western Massachusetts. With roots dating to the founding of Springfield Hospital in 1883, Baystate Health has been providing high-quality, compassionate and accessible care in the Pioneer Valley for more than 140 years and continues to be a pillar of its community - rooted here, serving here, and helping generations thrive here. With a focus on advancing health for all, Baystate is not only a keystone of the region, it is a national leader in health care. Learn more at BaystateHealth.Org

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