Senior Manager Clinical Nutrition

Find your path in health care. Our team members make Banner Health a Great Place To Work®. Join our dedicated team of professionals at a growing, large-scale hospital system that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a dedicated Pediatric Hospital, a newly expanded Level IV NICU, and a state-of-the-art Formula Room.

About the role

This position exists to manage and coordinate all activities of clinical nutrition programs including inpatient, outpatient, and other areas/centers within the facility. You will oversee a team of 13 inpatient staff and 2 outpatient Hybrid RDs, managing operations across two facilities located approximately 7 miles apart. This role reports to one senior leader and manages frontline clinical nutrition team members — including Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs) — with no intermediate supervisory layer.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations including morning huddles, workload balancing, and check-ins with care team leaders and physicians.
• Coach, evaluate, and develop a team of 13 inpatient RDs/DTRs and 2 outpatient Hybrid RDs.
• Manage scheduling, payroll, and provide escalation support for high-acuity or complex cases.
• Oversee nutrition screening, assessment, monitoring, and education in alignment with system-wide policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and audit nutrition care plans and standards across all age groups and care types.
• Serve as liaison between clinical care teams, food service, procurement, and supplement manufacturers.
• Participate in or lead facility-level interdisciplinary teams and partner with medical staff and external agencies.
• Monitor the clinical nutrition budget and promote efficient use of departmental resources.
• Provide and direct staff in patient nutrition care planning to meet patient nutrition goals.
• Establish patient nutrition care standards and audit systems to ensure optimum outcomes and compliance with internal processes and regulatory agencies.

A day in the life includes balancing team workload, leading morning huddles, rounding on complex cases, addressing escalations, attending interdisciplinary meetings, completing administrative tasks, and holding 1:1 staff meetings in the afternoon.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or related field. Effective January 1, 2024, CDR requires a minimum of a Master's degree to be eligible to take the registration examination.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian based on academic and professional requirements as defined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Must hold current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and maintain ongoing registration while providing verification annually.
• Maintains current licensure as required by State law.
• Four or more years of experience in nutrition and dietetics.
• Leadership skills to effectively organize, lead, and manage staff and resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• CNSC credential.
• Prior clinical nutrition leadership experience.
• Oncology and outpatient nutrition experience.
• Level I Trauma Center background.
• Ability to manage staff across multiple facilities.
• Master’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or business administration.

Schedule

• Schedule Type: Self-managed.
• Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
• Occasional travel between two facilities required.

Benefits

This opportunity offers a collaborative environment with strong senior leadership and clear organizational support, meaningful impact across both inpatient and outpatient settings, and the chance to work at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird — a premier West Valley Level I Trauma Center and Tertiary Care destination. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals, recognizing consistent achievement of annual targets.