Manager, Clinical Nutrition - FT/First Shift - Arnold Palmer Hospital Clinical Nutrition

Orlando Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, FL is seeking a Manager of Clinical Nutrition to lead the department across multiple facilities. The role includes budget oversight, policy development, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with administration to achieve patient care excellence.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree, CADE accreditation coursework, RD licensure in Florida, and at least five years of related experience with two in a leadership role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• CADE-accredited coursework in nutrition education.
• Registered Dietitian with Florida licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department and drive strategic action plans across the facility and organization.
• Monitor nutritional evaluation and treatment to ensure quality and cost-effective services.
• Oversee the dietary office at multiple facilities.
• Manage budgets and monitor expenses to meet performance standards.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, legislative, legal, and technical standards in clinical nutrition.
• Develop departmental policies/procedures and manage the change process.
• Manage hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
• Maintain attendance and compliance with Orlando Health policies.

Skills

Leadership

Budget oversight

Regulatory/compliance

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CADE accreditation coursework

Job description

Position Summary

Manager, Clinical Nutrition

Orlando Health Children's Arnold Palmer Hospital | Orlando, FL

Status: Exempt | Shift: Days

Join Our Team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you

Responsibilities

The Clinical Nutrition Manager is responsible for the appropriate delivery of clinical nutrition services as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Leads the department and facilitates collaborative implementation of all department, facility and organizational action plans to achieve strategic objectives of Orlando Health.
• Demonstrates the ability to monitor all nutritional evaluation and treatment within professional standards to ensure the delivery of quality and cost-effective services within an inpatient or outpatient setting.
• Oversees the dietary office at multiple facilities.
• Responsible for all aspects of business, including developing, managing operational budgets, monitoring expense trend to ensure performance standards are met.
• Ensures department maintains compliance with all regulatory, legislative, legal, educational and technical issues related to clinical nutrition practice.
• Builds effective relationships with management colleagues and Administration to achieve strategic goals of the facility and Orlando Health.
• Assists with the development of departmental policies and procedures.
• Effectively manages the change process.
• Manages various personnel functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
• Maintains reasonable regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Coursework accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Licensure/Certification

• Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Must maintain licensed Dietitian with State of Florida.

Experience

• Five (5) years of related experience, to include 2 years of leadership. A Master’s degree in healthcare or business may substitute for up to two (2) years of the required experience.