Clinical Nutrition - Supervisor

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.

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.
• Collaborates with food service operations to coordinate clinical nutrition services.
• Coordinates clinical nutrition services with food service operations 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.
• 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.
• Requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list and to devise/implement intervention.
• 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.

Position Highlights And Benefits

• Full-Time, 40 Hours- Day Shift
• 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.
• 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.