Job Description
The Director of Clinical Nutrition Services plans, directs, and coordinates the administrative and clinical operations of the Nutrition Services Department, providing leadership and oversight to ensure high-quality, effective nutrition services.
Provides multisite management oversight for clinical nutrition services within a hospital system, district or region.
Primary responsibilities include directing the activities of all departmental personnel and programs; developing and maintaining policies and procedures, performance standards, and performance improvement programs; determining resource needs and overseeing departmental operational and capital budgets and cost control procedures; and assuring the competency and skills of all department staff.
Job Responsibilities
Nutrition Services Management
Facilitates and directs operations of nutrition care services using knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT).
Ensures compliance with and implements policies/ procedures, standards, programs and processes to ensure that all patients? nutrition needs are met across the healthcare system, region or district.
Positions clinical nutrition staff as providers of high-quality and cost-effective patient care.
Oversees and directs development and implementation of nutrition care standards and protocols and nutrition education resources.
Demonstrates and ensures accountability by all staff members for proper use of patients? protected health information.
Qualifications
Education/Experience
Bachelor?s degree in dietetics, foods and nutrition, or related area, granted by a U.
S.
regionally accredited college or university, or foreign equivalent.
Master?s degree in clinical nutrition, public health, business administration or related area required.
Completion of required dietetics coursework and supervised practice through a Didactic Program in Dietetics and Dietetic Internship, or a Coordinated Program in Dietetics accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Minimum of 10 years? experience in clinical dietetics and minimum of 5 years supervisory experience with progressive increase in responsibilities preferred.
Experience leading clinical nutrition staff across multiple facilities, within a hospital system, district or region preferred.
Certification/License
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR); certification/licensure as required by state of practice
Education
About Aramark
Our Mission
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
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We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
About Aramark
The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food, facilities, and uniform services in 19 countries around the world.
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
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