Clinical Nutrition Manager

Job Posting Title:

Clinical Nutrition Manager

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

PURPOSE

The Clinical Nutrition Manager provides advanced clinical nutrition services while supervising the performance and professional development of Registered Dietitians (RDs). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Clinical Social Work, this role combines direct patient care and expert clinical practice with leadership responsibilities to ensure high-quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and alignment with organizational goals. The manager oversees dietitian practice across inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory settings, fostering collaboration with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, nurses, social workers, and case managers to support patients with complex health needs. Operating within the scope defined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians, this position upholds the highest standards of ethical and professional practice. Additional responsibilities include mentoring staff, advancing clinical programs, and driving integration and excellence in nutrition care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides Clinical Supervision and Operational Oversight

• Oversees day-to-day clinical nutrition operations in coordination with leadership.
• Serves as a subject matter expert and primary contact for staff, faculty, and program managers on nutrition and dietitian-led initiatives.
• Leads onboarding, schedule management, and coverage coordination.
• Provides direct supervision to outpatient dietitians, including documentation review, treatment planning, and caseload oversight.
• Conducts performance appraisals, approves timesheets, and ensures compliance with institutional policies and professional standards.

Clinical Standards and Policy Development

• Develops, implements, and maintains evidence-based nutrition policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Establishes and monitors team goals to ensure consistent, high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Ensures clinical documentation meets institutional and regulatory requirements.

Program Development and Preventative Health Initiatives

• Designs and leads nutrition-focused preventive and chronic disease management programs and workflows.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to align initiatives with patient and organizational priorities.
• Develops and maintains patient education materials that reflect current, evidence-based best practices.

Training, Education, and Professional Development

• Provides onboarding and ongoing training for clinical nutrition staff.
• Identifies educational needs and implements professional development and performance improvement programs.
• Leads or contributes to special projects, in-service trainings, and initiatives to enhance clinical nutrition operations.

Quality Improvement and Data Management

• Implements and evaluates quality control and performance improvement initiatives.
• Utilizes data collection and analysis to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.
• Ensures accurate and clinically relevant nutrition documentation within the electronic health record.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or a related field.
• 5 years of post-degree clinical experience in a healthcare setting.
• Current licensure as a Registered Dietitian in the State of Texas.
• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• 2 years of experience supervising a team of dietitians.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Nutrition or a related field.
• 7 years of post-degree clinical experience in an outpatient healthcare setting.
• More than 2 years of experience supervising a team of dietitians in a healthcare setting.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Certification as a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition or as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Experience collaborating within interdisciplinary teams and familiarity with value-based healthcare delivery models.

SALARY RANGE

$85,000 + depending on qualifications

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT

• Standard office equipment
• Repetitive use of a keyboard
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications, and disoriented or combative patients, or others.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.