1st Shift, Mon-Fri

Directly responsible for assuring that UnityPoint Health Quad Cities & Muscatine patients receive clinical nutrition care consistent with the highest quality standards, consistent with current regulatory standards, professional standards of practice, UnityPoint Health corporate compliance standards, and within budgetary guidelines. This individual will ensure excellence of inpatient clinical nutrition services and outpatient medical nutrition therapy services within budgetary guidelines and consistent with the UnityPoint Health – Trinity Quad Cities & Muscatine mission statement, state and federal standards, and any professional licensure requirements. 

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• Responsible for selection, training, and management of the clinical nutrition team, and assures that professional registration and licensure requirements are maintained.
• Responsible for maintaining clinical nutrition policies and procedures, kept current and in compliance with regulatory standards
• Maintains diet manual and nutrition formulary consistent with current evidence-based practice and regulatory standards.
• Develops and implements plans and programs which maintain consistently high quality, evidence-based clinical nutrition services, and collaborates with Nutrition Food Services leadership team.
• Represents the Nutrition Services Department formally and informally through inter-departmental communication, as well as participation in committee and task force activities, and in professional associations.
• Participates in the overall leadership of the Trinity Quad Cities & Muscatine market, contributing to the formation of its vision, policies, standards and culture.
• Conducts regular meetings with staff to discuss operations, opportunities for improvement, and new services.
• Coordinates the departmental Quality Improvement or Assessment Program.
• Gathers, analyzes, and assesses information, developing appropriate statistical, production, and narrative reports for management and user divisions. Assists management in achieving payback and in realizing productivity improvement across the department.
• Operation, user support and maintenance of the Diet Office Information System.
• Maintains financial sustainability of clinical nutrition operations, and functions within budgetary guidelines.
• Maintains financial sustainability of clinical nutrition operations, and functions within budgetary guidelines.

Education:

• If credentialed prior to 2020 must have bachelor’s degree in nutrition & dietetics from an accredited college or university.
• If credentialed 2020, or later,  must  from an accredited college/university with a major in nutrition or a related science.

Expereince:

• A minimum of five years' satisfactory performance in a clinical position and three years management experience required.

License: 

• IA & IL Dietician License required.