Supervisor, Clinical Nutrition - San Diego

This is a full-time, salaried, leadership position based out of our Scripps Mercy campus in Hillcrest. This position will require the flexibility to work Monday-Friday and weekends as needed. This position will be supporting both our Scripps Mercy campuses in Hillcrest and Chula Vista.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

Why join Scripps Health?

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered, and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Our Supervisor of Clinical Nutrition will plan and coordinate training and staff development for clinical staff. They will help monitor clinical dietetic performance. Will coordinate the provision of medical nutrition therapy and nutrition care to all patients utilizing technical skills in an acute care, skilled nursing, and/or outpatient setting. Provides clinical assessment, screening for nutritional risk, developing, implementing, and monitoring a nutrition care plan, education, and follow-up. Provides service to patients of all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics. Ensures compliance to Joint Commission Standards, Title XXII, and other applicable regulatory requirements. Will also help demonstrate age-specific care as established for area and job title and to support departmental needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Food/Nutrition Science or related field
• 3 years experience in an acute-care, sub-acute or skilled-nursing setting
• Registered Dietitian through the Commission of Dietetic Registration
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, complex problem solving, team development, strategic planning and systems planning/development
• Knowledge of medical/scientific terminology with ability to communicate technical/clinical aspects of department. Understanding of the fundamentals of information systems and knowledge of computer word processing and spread sheets
• Proficiency in Joint Commission, Title XXII, HACCP, Food Code and other applicable regulatory requirements with ability to translate into practice.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• Leadership experience
• 5 years of Clinical experience
• Specialty certification (CNSC, CDE, CSR, CSG, Adult Weight Management)
• Member of a least one Professional Organizations, such as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition