Mkt Director Clinical Nutrition Services - Brazos Valley - CommonSpirit Health

St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station Navasota Caldwell Madisonville TX. Since 1936 St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley. We have a Level III Trauma Center the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care Express Clinics and imaging and diagnostic services.

The Market Director of Clinical Nutrition Svcs 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.

This position will oversee our Brazos Valley, North Houston and Sugar Land locations

Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations.
1. Directs the clinical nutrition program within a region.
2. Assigns day-to-day work activities; directs the functional and technical job performance of team members within the region.
3. 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.
4. Advocate to expand and promote the role of Clinical Nutrition throughout each facility.
5. 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.
6. Establishes goals and oversees implementation of clinical nutrition care based upon the facility's medical direction and patient population at CSH (CommonSpirit Health).
7. Assesses, develops and revises a nutritional care plan of neonates/ infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record.
8. 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).
9. 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.

10. Drive performance improvement and quality management projects.
11. 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.
12. Is an active member on the CSH Nutrition Council.

Required Experience and Education:

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 forEducation in Nutrition Dietetics).

Master’s Degree required for 2024 (and beyond) graduates.

Required LIcensure and Certification:

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© Food Protection Manager and ServSafe© 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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