Nutrition Manager (Registered Dietitian Required)

Cedars-Sinai; California; Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nutrition Manager to lead the department's clinical programs, ensuring patient-centered care, safety, and cost-effective nutrition therapies.

The role oversees staff, drives QAPI projects, maintains regulatory compliance, and advances practice guidelines and data-driven decision making to elevate patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required.
• Certification as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, required.
• CNSD, CSP, CDE certifications preferred.
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) preferred.

Responsabilités

• Sets the vision for clinical nutrition services, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, regulatory requirements, and patient-centered care standards.
• Directs daily clinical workflows, staffing assignments, and service delivery to ensure timely, high-quality nutrition care across all settings.
• Leads Quality Assurance and Performance Improvements (QAPI) initiatives, evaluates outcome data, and implements evidence-based improvements to elevate clinical effectiveness and patient experience.
• Maintains continuous compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC), CMS, CDPH, Title 22, and internal policies; leads audit preparation and corrective action planning.
• Designs and oversees competency validation, annual skills assessments, and RDN privileging processes for diet order writing and advanced practice roles.
• Partners with EDI team to optimize dashboards, documentation templates, and reporting tools; uses real time analytics to guide decision making and resource allocation.
• Creates, updates, and operationalizes evidence-based practice guidelines, collaborative practice agreements, and standardized workflows.
• Identifies emerging trends, technologies, and research; pilots new models of care and positions the department as a leader in clinical nutrition excellence.

Connaissances

Leadership

Staff management

Quality improvement

Clinical nutrition

Regulatory compliance

Data analytics

Formation

Master's degree in Nutrition

Description du poste

Job Description

Make a difference every single day!

At Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital, we are dedicated to going above and beyond for our patients, their families, and the community, while maintaining a strong customer-centric approach. We actively seek individuals who embody excellence, courtesy, teamwork, respect, communication, and enthusiasm to become part of our team. If you are eager for fulfilling career opportunities that offer growth potential, we welcome you to join us at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital!

What will you be doing in this role?

The Clinical Nutrition Manager provides leadership, management, and monitoring of all clinical aspects of the department's programs and nutrition services, including clinical competency of nutrition programs, patient safety, compliance with California Board of regulations, and quality improvement. The clinical nutrition manager oversees the clinical content development, updating, and maintenance of collaborative practice agreements, protocols, and training of existing and new food therapy management programs. In addition, the clinical nutrition manager is responsible for coordinating and directing all activities of the nutrition staff in the provision of safe, cost-effective and clinically appropriate medication and nutrition therapies.

• Sets the vision for clinical nutrition services, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, regulatory requirements, and patient centered care standards.
• Directs daily clinical workflows, staffing assignments, and service delivery to ensure timely, high quality nutrition care across all settings. Drives employee engagement, workforce development, and retention initiatives to support organizational performance.
• Leads Quality Assurance and Performance Improvements (QAPI) initiatives, evaluates outcome data, and implements evidence based improvements to elevate clinical effectiveness and patient experience.
• Maintains continuous compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Title 22, and internal policies; leads audit preparation and corrective action planning.
• Designs and oversees competency validation, annual skills assessments, and RDN privileging processes for diet order writing and advanced practice roles.
• Partners with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) team to optimize dashboards, documentation templates, and reporting tools; uses real time analytics to guide decision making and resource allocation.
• Creates, updates, and operationalizes evidence based practice guidelines, collaborative practice agreements, and standardized workflows
• Identifies emerging trends, technologies, and research; pilots new models of care and positions the department as a leader in clinical nutrition excellence.

Hours:Full-time, Exempt position. Hours are variable.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field required.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Certification as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, required.
• Certification such as CNSD, CSP, CDE, preferred.
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC), preferred.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of experience in clinical nutrition, minimum.
• Two (2) years of leadership, supervisory, lead, coordinator, or management experience preferred.
  One (1) or more years membership in the American Dietetic Association preferred.