Manager, Clinical Nutrition

About the role

UPMC Hamot, a Magnet-designated hospital in Erie, PA, is seeking a Clinical Nutrition Manager to lead a high-performing clinical team, including approximately 10 Registered Dietitians and a team of Nutrition Technicians. This is a key leadership role with broad responsibility for clinical nutrition services, offering the opportunity to influence patient care, develop staff, and advance clinical nutrition programs within a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Control clinical budgetary standards and expectations by monitoring and maintaining expenses and man-hour utilization. This includes coordinating and directing all clinical activities and determining and implementing appropriate staffing levels.
• Participates and assists with the integration of clinical services, patient foodservice and patient services for patient satisfaction.
• Lead and encourage professional growth and development for self and clinical team.
• Provides expertise and support for menu planning and maintenance of the nutrition-related computer software.
• Develops goals and objectives for Clinical Nutrition to maintain high quality care.
• Oversee the clinical CQI initiative to assure effective outcomes.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other departments and facilities to provide a unified approach to patient/resident care.
• Provides or coordinates nutrition education for facility’s professional staff (Nursing, Pharmacy, medical and surgical residents).
• Maintain and expand knowledge of current trends and issues in health care, food and clinical nutrition services, TJC standards and healthcare informatics.
• Establishes and maintains departmental policies, standards and programs for the provision of optimal, cost-effective nutrition care to patients/residents. Contributes to relevant hospital or system-wide policies.
• Direct and mentor dietetic students, peers and support personnel.
• Participate as a member of interdisciplinary committees, responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement and collaborate with inter-department managers to resolve issues and implement new procedures.
• Deliver and/or oversee quality nutrition care within established criteria.
• Maintains registration status through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensure through the PA Department of Nursing.
• Assure recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation and competency of personnel; maintain a quality workforce.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition and Dietetics with 5 years’ experience and 2 years in a leadership role required.
• Advanced leadership and motivational skills to develop and evaluate a diverse Clinical Nutrition Team.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities to plan, organize, and prioritize clinical functions and fiscal needs.
• Ability to oversee, develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition programs at both the business-unit and system-wide level.
• Ability to incorporate current healthcare and interdisciplinary models into department programs.
• Capacity to function with a high degree of autonomy and make high-level decisions to achieve results and drive change.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication and collaboration with other disciplines and organizations.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Sound clinical judgment in Medical Nutrition Therapy.

Pay

This position is full-time, Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–3:30 PM with flexibility offered—no weekend coverage required.

Schedule

This position is full-time, Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–3:30 PM with flexibility offered—no weekend coverage required.