Clinical Nutrition Supervisor

Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) Why work with Stanford Medicine | Stanford Health Care (SHC)?

Our Clinical Nutrition Team prides itself in supplying compassionate, safe, and high-quality care. The overarching goal is to bring the best of who we are each day, thus creating an environment that fosters relationship building, innovation, patient knowledge, and professional growth.

This is a non-union/represented, salaried role. The role of the staff is hybrid.

Benefits begin the first day of the month following employment eligibility. Our core benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, an employee assistance program, savings and spending accounts, disability, life and accident insurance, and COBRA. For medical insurance, you have the choice of three generous health plans through Stanford Health Care Alliance, Aetna, or Kaiser Permanente. Each plan includes 100% coverage for preventive care, telemedicine through Teledoc, prescription drug coverage, and behavioral health coverage.

Added incentives exist for healthy choices. And so much more – generous leave & time off, Wellness Program, special programs, educational assistance, and adoption assistance!

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

The Clinical Nutrition Supervisor assists in the oversight of the day to day operations of Stanford Health Care's Clinical Nutrition Department. Primary responsibilities include supervising an established clinical nutrition team; initiating and collaborating on continuous quality improvement projects and integrating results into evidence-based practice; reviewing and updating policies and procedures; facilitating human resource functions including recruiting, hiring, staffing, mentoring, precepting interns, handling conflict resolution and corrective action;

interacting with department leadership, professional and frontline staff; and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice.

The Clinical Nutrition Supervisor functions independently to provide nutrition care to patients, including complex patient types such as intensive care units, transplant, cystic fibrosis and specialty clinics. More than 50% of the time the supervisor works with the most complex patient types at an advanced practice level (proficient/expert). The role also serves as a role model, resource, and leader for Level I, II, and III dietitians.

Stanford Health Care

• Perform all functions of Clinical Dietitian levels I, II, III.
• Maintain advanced clinical competency and provide direct patient incredibly.

• Bachelor's degree in dietetics, foods and nutrition, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Completion of a didactic program in dietetics and a supervised practice program approved by the Accreditation Council for Education and Dietetics (formerly the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education).

• Minimum of three (3) years of directly related work experience, including two years in a specialty area providing care to complex patients.
• A Master’s degree in dietetics, nutrition, or a specialty area is preferred. Specialty certifications (Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Certified Nutrition Support Specialist (CNSC), Certified Specialist in Oncology (CSO), etc.) are also preferred.

• Knowledge of the Nutrition Care Process as it relates to the needs of complex patient populations and acutely ill patients/clients and ability to apply all steps of the process.
• Comprehensive knowledge and application of nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy in patients, especially in a specialty area(s).
• Rapidly recognize norms and deviations from norms without considering unproductive alternatives.
• Demonstrated flexibility and advanced priority-setting skills.
• General knowledge of electronic medical record systems, nutrient analysis software, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written, verbal and electronic form to patients, the public, hospital/clinic and medical staff, and physicians.
• Ability to…