Director-Clinical Nutrition
New York, NY 
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Job Description

NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the , a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and , which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go tonyulangone.org, and interact with us on,,,Facebook,Twitter,YouTubeandInstagram.

Position Scope:

Responsible for directing and overseeing the Clinical Nutrition program for the NYULH (Tisch/Kimmel, Fink Ambulatory Care Center, Langone Orthopedic Hospital, and Brooklyn campuses) and assuring compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the Medical Board, The Joint Commission, CMS, DOH and other regulatory agencies.

Maintain appropriate staffing with a skilled team to provide high quality and safe nutrition care. Function as a resource person to registered dietitians, nutrition students/interns and medical team regarding nutritional management of patients. Acts as liaison for the Food and Nutrition Department with other NYULH departments, including Pharmacy, IT, Regulatory, and Nursing. Monitor all aspects of nutrition care and service.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrates knowledge of the organization's values and incorporates them into the performance of duties.

2. Stays abreast of current trends, codes and standards, assuring that NYULH provides state of the art Nutrition care.

3. Revision, review, and creation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission requirements, Federal, State and other local regulations.

4. Establish, implement and maintain clinical nutrition standards.

5. Manage financial performance for areas of responsibility.

6. Provide oversight and manage overall performance of all Registered Dietitians (RD) within the Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses, regarding the provision of medical nutrition therapy including assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation, and patient education according to established departmental policies.

7. Participate in interdepartmental committees and maintain positive collaborative relationship across the organization. Leads and Directs the Diet and Nutrition Sub-committee of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee. Act as a liaison for Nutrition services with Epic (EMR).

8. Foster strong connection with the medical staff and introduces therapies to integrate nutrition programs throughout all services.

9. Design, direct and implement quality service performance improvement process related to clinical nutrition services, patient safety and service improvement goals.

10. Recognize and adopt activities appropriate to the specific needs of the patients and in line with the professional standards of practice.

11. Develop and coordinate provision of nutrition education to frontline staff that relates to patient menus and diet orders.

12. Maintain department's information system inclusive of establishing parameters and ensuring accuracy of the EMR (Epic)/CBORD information interface for all NYULH sites. Make recommendations for upgrades as necessary based on the latest advances in research and coordinate with respective interdisciplinary teams to facilitate.

13. Maintains open communications and provides weekly clinical updates to the Senior Director and collaborates with other members of the Food and Nutrition team.

Minimum Qualifications:

Registered Dietitian with Master's Degree in Nutrition. Five years' experience with Clinical Nutrition management in healthcare facility.

Preferred Qualifications:

Registered Dietitian with Master's Degree in Nutrition. Ten years clinical management experience in major medical center. Published/teaches in the field.

Required Licenses: Registered Dietitian

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
If you wish to view NYU Langone Health's EEO policies, please . Please to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $97,589.95 - $162,649.75 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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NYU Langone Medical Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$97,589.95-$162,649.75/year
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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