Manager Clinical Nutrition - Pediatrics/Milk Lab

Job Summary Are you a leader who wants to make a daily impact helping our smallest patients grow and mentor current and future dietitians? Please apply. This position leads Geisinger's Human Milk & Formula Lab and neonatal/pediatric RDN team, and mentors dietetic students in acute care setting. Join the team that makes a difference every day. Job Duties Responsible for managing Clinical Nutrition Services for assigned areas; responsible for planning, monitoring, and maintaining the budgets. Instills and maintains a customer service approach throughout all aspects of the responsibility area. Supervises the Clinical Nutrition staff; manages Clinical Nutrition services provided at all clinics, and hospital sites for which he/she is responisble. Focuses staff on common goals, engages people to work together, uses leadership techniques that facilitate teamwork. Coordinates the implementation and evaluation of clinical standards of practice, performance improvement projects and service standards. Seeks input from management and implements recommendations in the process of developing and administering budgets; understands key financial terms and budget concepts; understands the expense and revenue aspects of the budgets; controls operational costs. Manages the budgets on a day-to-day basis. Responsible for recruitment, interviewing, and selection of staff at assigned sites. Coordinates and conducts orientation programs. Schedules staff for inpatient and outpatient services; maintains personnel files. Serves as resource to Clinical Nutrition staff. Develops and implements performance improvement activities; reports these activities to designated committees. Represents and participates in performance improvement teams as needed. Designs clinical nutrition policies, protocols, standards and work systems for inpatients and outpatients. Seeks approval when needed from administration and medical staff. Guides the development, evaluation, and refinement of individual objectives consistent with departmental goals and insures achievement of objectives. Facilitates appropriate recognition of individual staff performance in an effort to maintain a positive and motivational work environment. Provides some direct patient Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) on a limited basis, including in-or out-patient MNT. Serves as preceptor and coordinator for all dietetics students or other students as requested for campuses. Coordinates the planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical learning objectives. Manages all community, staff, student, and media requests for Clinical Nutrition. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position. Position Details Education

• Required Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition Certified
• RDN (Registered Dietitian Nutritionist) Experience
• Required Minimum of 2 years of managerial or supervisory experience Minimum of 5 years of related work experience Benefits of working at

Geisinger:

Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more. Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance . Education Bachelor's Degree-Nutrition (Required), Master's Degree

• (Preferred) Experience Minimum of 2 years-Managerial/Supervisory (Required), Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required) Certification(s) and License(s) Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist
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We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.