Overview

Clinical Nutrition Manager (RD)

Schedule: Full-Time | DaysDepartment: DietaryLocation: Desert Valley Hospital | Victorville, CACompensation: $71,760.00 - $107,972.80 annually (based on experience and qualifications)

Lead Excellence in Clinical Nutrition Services

Are you a Registered Dietitian with a passion for leadership, patient care, and advancing nutrition services? Join Desert Valley Hospital, a proud member of Prime Healthcare, where quality, compassion, and community are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Clinical Nutrition Manager (RD), you will provide leadership and oversight for clinical nutrition services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based patient care. Working collaboratively with physicians, nursing staff, food service teams, and hospital leadership, you will help drive clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and positive patient outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine your clinical expertise and leadership skills while advancing your career within one of the nation's leading healthcare systems.

Why Join Desert Valley Hospital?

Desert Valley Hospital is a 148-bed acute care hospital and nationally recognized, award-winning healthcare organization dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care to the High Desert community. As part of Prime Healthcare, you'll benefit from the resources, stability, and career growth opportunities of a leading healthcare network while contributing to a culture of clinical excellence and compassion.

Recognized for Excellence:

• Named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® for outstanding clinical performance and patient outcomes.
• Recipient of the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for commitment to safe, high-quality care.
• Recognized as one of the 100 Great Community Hospitals in the nation.
• Recipient of numerous Five-Star Healthgrades ratings across multiple clinical specialties and service lines.
• Proudly serving the High Desert community with comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialty care services.

What You'll Do

As a Clinical Nutrition Manager (RD), you will lead clinical nutrition operations while supporting quality patient care and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include:

• Oversee day-to-day clinical nutrition and patient care operations.
• Assist in directing food service operations to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Serve as a clinical nutrition resource for staff and interdisciplinary care teams.
• Participate in staff recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development.
• Develop and maintain departmental policies, standards, and best practices.
• Lead performance improvement initiatives focused on quality, safety, and patient outcomes.
• Monitor clinical nutrition services to ensure evidence-based practice and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with healthcare leaders and care teams to advance nutrition services and patient satisfaction.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
• Professional development through Prime Healthcare's PrimE Academy
• Employee assistance and wellness programs
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Career advancement opportunities within the Prime Healthcare network

Why Victorville?

Victorville offers an affordable cost of living, family-friendly communities, and convenient access to Southern California's outdoor recreation opportunities. Enjoy hiking, camping, mountain adventures, and weekend trips to nearby beaches, all while building a rewarding healthcare career in a growing community.

Make a Difference

If you are a passionate Registered Dietitian leader committed to clinical excellence, patient-centered care, and team development, we encourage you to apply and become part of a team dedicated to improving lives through exceptional nutrition services.

Join Desert Valley Hospital and help lead the future of clinical nutrition while making a lasting impact on the patients and communities we serve.

Responsibilities

Plans, coordinates and directs day-to-day patient & clinical operations. Assists in planning, coordinating and directing daily food service operations to ensure full compliance with federal, state and local regulatory agencies. Serves as a clinical resource. Participates in hiring, orienting, and education of staff. Establishes and maintains policies, standards and performance improvement programs for the provision of optimal patient care. Monitors clinical performance for safety, efficacy and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• State specific dietitian license as required by State of practice.
• Minimum 3-5 years as a Registered Dietitian.
• Two years’ experience in the field of nutrition and/or food service management desirable.
• Advanced specialty certificate in field of nutrition preferred.

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Pay Transparency

Desert Valley Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $71,760.00 to $107,972.80 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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