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The Principal Dietitian Supervisor is assigned full professional and administrative responsibility for the UC San Diego East Campus Nutrition staff of Registered Dietitians, Diet Technicians, Room Service Attendants, and Call Center. Responsible for the coordination of HR functions, scheduling, staff evaluations, competency assessments, in-servicing, quality improvement projects, collaboration with leaders and staff to solve complex problems, and demonstration of leadership on interdisciplinary teams/committees. This position is responsible for adhering to regulatory requirements and ensuring all policies and procedures are being met. The Principal Dietitian Supervisor will be involved in the planning, preparation, and serving of therapeutic and modified diets in collaboration with food service. This position will provide nutrition care for complex nutrition issues for patients requiring specific professional knowledge and special needs. Contributes to the dietetic internship through the evaluation and development of curriculum for assigned area, supervision of dietetic interns, and teaching assigned classes.
Job Responsibility:
Provides leadership and direction to clinical nutrition, Room Service Attendants, and Call Center staff
Administers performance and personnel management
Directly involved in hiring, staffing and onboarding processes of new employees
Provides guidance and consultation between medical staff, nursing, and administration on issues related to the dietetic service
Participates on hospital committees relevant to dietetic service operations
In collaboration with food service, contributes to the planning and conducting of in-service education and training programs
Participate in the development/revision of policies and procedures
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or higher in related area plus five (5) years of related experience/training
Registered Dietitian (RD)
Certification in nutrition specialty area (example: CNSC, CDCES) or ability to obtain at next scheduled examination date, generally within six months
Experience and proven success in academic and applied background in clinical nutrition for acute care setting
Knowledge of medical nutrition therapy principles
Nice to have:
Master's Degree in Nutrition
Previous leadership or teaching or supervisory experience
A majority of the clinical training must have taken place in a large teaching hospital