Market Director Clinical Nutrition - Central Valley and Central Coast
US-CA-REDWOOD CITY
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 383822
Type: Day
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Overview: About Sequoia Hospital - Hello Humankindness Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional health care for generations of Bay Area residents. Sequoia's Heart and Vascular Institute is a nationally known pioneer in advanced cardiac care, affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute. Sequoia has received national recognition from Healthgrades for superior patient safety and was named as one of America's top 100 hospitals for cardiac care. Our Total Joint Replacement program is a designated Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. Our Birth Center is consistently ranked as a favorite among Peninsula families. We are also known for our comprehensive emergency care and leading-edge tomosynthesis 3-D mammogram technology. Our Pavilion combines the most advanced medical and surgical services with a unique healing environment, including private, spacious rooms and inviting garden areas. Learn more about us, our awards, and some of our services: * Heart Surgery * Maternity * Orthopedics dignityhealth.org/sequoia Responsibilities: Job Summary / Purpose Directs the functions of clinical nutrition services, which is required to provide high quality nutritional care to patients and clients. Director also directs the daily RD function for training and performance improvement programs for the clinical employees within a CSH (CommonSpirit Health) region. Essential Key Job Responsibilities Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations. * Directs the clinical nutrition program within a region. * Assigns day-to-day work activities; directs the functional and technical job performance of team members within the region. * Allocate and direct staffing needs to meet patient, unit, and department needs, and collaborate with others to ensure overall clinical nutrition staffing needs are met at each hospital. * Advocate to expand and promote the role of Clinical Nutrition throughout each facility. * Manage performance including: setting goals, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback, recognizing, developing skills and addressing performance issues related to work and our Commitments using corrective action. * Establishes goals and oversees implementation of clinical nutrition care based upon the facility's medical direction and patient population at CSH (CommonSpirit Health). * Assesses, develops and revises a nutritional care plan of neonates/ infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record. * Evaluates and coordinates hospital nutrition formulary for CSH (CommonSpirit Health). Plans regular and modified menus based on the current diet manual for CSH (CommonSpirit Health). * Oversees systems and processes to ensure the strategic and operational objectives of the hospital and the department requirements are met. Complies with regulatory agencies, including federal, state, JCAHO and CMS as evidenced by successful completion of surveys with no deficiencies. * Drive performance improvement and quality management projects. * Visits patients in an assigned nursing unit or area and helps ensure that every patient is visited by a member of the management or professional team as needed during their hospital stay. * Is an active member on the CSH Nutrition Council. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Required Education and Experience Three (3) years acute hospital or similar experience working with patients including complex levels of care to specialized populations. Bachelor's Degree (prior to 2024 graduates) with completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition Dietetics). Master's Degree required for 2024 (and beyond) graduates. Required Licensure and Certifications Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Valid dietitian licensure if required by state. * Arkansas * Georgia * Iowa * Kansas * Kentucky * Minnesota * Nebraska * Neva * North Dakota * Ohio * Tennessee * Texas * Utah * Washington Current certification as a ServSafe(c) Food Protection Manager and ServSafe(c) Allergen certification. Certification must be obtained within 60 days of hire; unless otherwise required by state or local health code. Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training Prior management experience preferred (such as clinical nutrition management, foodservice management, etc.).
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