Clinical Nutrition Manager — Lead Hospital Dietitians

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Clinical Nutrition Manager with HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

To collaborate as the Clinical Nutrition Leader of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide patients of all age groups and acuity levels with high quality Medical Nutrition Therapy following the Nutrition Care Process.

• Responsible for oversight and supervision of the Clinical Dietitians and Medical Nutrition Therapy program.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, evaluations, and employee rounding as well as participating in the disciplinary process of all Clinical Nutrition team members.
• Responsible for Clinical Dietitian schedules and for monitoring employee attendance for timeliness, accrual of incremental overtime utilizing KRONOS on a daily basis.
• Serves as the FNS liaison for all shared governance councils and other committees as assigned. May assign Clinical Dietitians to assist with representation on committees as needed.
• Develops nutrition care guidelines and ensures adherence to the nutrition care manual, department/facility guidelines and/or protocols to provide evidence‑based nutrition care.
• Trains and mentors new staff and/or dietetic interns to ensure consistent training of staff on policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement”.

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or Dietetics required
• Master's degree in nutrition or a closely related field preferred
• Minimum of three to five years supervisory/management experience required
• Minimum of five years of hospital clinical nutrition experience required

• Registered Dietitian with Commission on Dietetic Registration required
• Advanced certification (RD‑AP, CSP, CNSC, CDE, CSO, or equivalent) Preferred
• Licensed by the State Department of Licensing and Regulation required
• Registered Food Service Manager Certificate required within 1 year of employment

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.