(RD) Principal Dietitian Supervisor - 136882

The Principal Dietitian Supervisor is assigned full professional and administrative responsibility for the UC San Diego La Jolla Clinical Nutrition staff of Registered Dietitians and Diet Technicians. 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.

Key responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and direction to clinical nutrition staff and diet technicians that operate within the Feeding Preparation room.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.