Nutrition Manager Jobs

Shriners Children’s, the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center, has an opportunity for a Nutrition Manager to join our team.

This position is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and coordinating activities of both the Clinical and Food services department for patients, families, staff and volunteers in compliance with Hospital rules, local, State and The Joint Commission regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a departmental staffing plan to provide an adequate number of staff whose individual competency and qualifications are consistent with assigned job responsibilities.
• Provides services and establishes goals based on the identified needs of patients and/or family members.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to plan and implement in service training for department staff, other individual departments, and hospital-wide programs.
• Develops, implements, and communicates to other care providers (within and outside Shriners) the individual’s nutrition plan of care.
• Develops the department budget within established guidelines/deadlines.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain accurate records of all purchased food items and number of meals served, and to follow cash management procedures in accordance with established hospital accounting practices.
• Maintains inventory levels necessary for providing food and nutrition program, keeping accurate written records of all food items purchased, donated, and used.
• Identifies age-related factors that may influence nutritional assessment.
• Creates/maintains systems to analyze and improve department/division efficiency and performance.
• Participates in the coordination of community resources to facilitate ongoing care for individuals.
• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and ability to develop, maintain, monitor and implement/administer department/division goals objectives, policies and procedures.
• Identifies appropriate enteral products and supplements to meet patients’ needs.
• Identifies, monitors, and evaluates Medical Nutrition therapy plans.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to evaluate pediatric patients’ nutritional needs based on relevant data from the medical record, demographic, and psychosocial information, and lab results. Includes
• Coordinates and integrates departmental operation with other departments and over-all Hospital program by analyzing and considering the impact on all other affected hospital departments prior to all planning/implementing action plans.
• Is knowledgeable of therapeutic diets and demonstrates the ability to use the SHC diet manual as a resource.
• Accurately calculates protein, calorie, and fluid requirements to meet age-specific needs of patients.
• Assessment of patient’s learning needs, barriers to learning, preferred learning styles, and educational level, religious, cultural, and ethnic factors to provide nutrition education accordingly.
• Collaborates with the patient and/or family member, and healthcare team to assess nutrition and education needs of patients.

Minimum Qualifications/Certifications

• 5 years of food service and clinical experience
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Health Department Food Handlers Card
• Dietitian license in State of Oregon

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing programs treating pediatric obesity and/or undernourished pediatric populations
• Master’s degree in related field

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a part-time, night shift Patient Care Assistant in our Inpatient Unit, working 2 -12 hour shifts per week.

The Patient Care Assistant assists in the delivery of patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The PCA provides direct patient care and performs routine tasks as assigned. Must consistently demonstrate caring and appropriate behavior when interacting with patients and families. Assists with wound and skin care, keeps unit and work areas stocked, and provides delegated nursing care activities as appropriate.

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Certification/Licensure

Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Experience

One year of pediatric experience preferred

Other

Current full vaccination status required

This position is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and coordinating activities of both the Clinical and Food services department for patients, families, staff and volunteers in compliance with Hospital rules, local, State and The Joint Commission regulations.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and ability to develop, maintain, monitor and implement/administer department/division goals objectives, policies and procedures.
• Develops the department budget within established guidelines/deadlines.
• Creates/maintains systems to analyze and improve department/division efficiency and performance.
• Coordinates and integrates departmental operation with other departments and over-all Hospital program by analyzing and considering the impact on all other affected hospital departments prior to all planning/implementing action plans.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to evaluate pediatric patients’ nutritional needs based on relevant data from the medical record, demographic, and psychosocial information, and lab results. Includes
• Assessment of patient’s learning needs, barriers to learning, preferred learning styles, and educational level, religious, cultural, and ethnic factors to provide nutrition 12496
• Maintains a departmental staffing plan to provide an adequate number of staff whose individual competency and qualifications are consistent with assigned job responsibilities.