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Perceived job importance and job performance
satisfaction of selected clinical nutrition management responsibilities.
In almost all hospital organizations,
clinical nutrition managers are responsible for managing human and
material resources for the delivery of nutrition care. The constantly
changing health care environment forces clinical nutrition managers
to decide how to provide an effective and professional atmosphere
for their clinical and foodservice staff. Regulatory agencies, such
as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO), continue to change performance standards and demand a higher
level of clinical accountability. For example, during the last few
decades, health care organizations have established stricter standards
in many areas, including the timeliness of nutrition screening and
assessments, interdisciplinary care planning, maintenance of staff
competency, and quality improvement activities.
Standards have increasingly focused on patient care outcomes, and
therefore hospital administrators have directed their improvement
efforts toward performance outcomes instead of written standards.
In this challenging environment, it has become imperative that clinical
nutrition managers have and use strong leadership and strategic
planning skills. In response to financial demands, health care administrators
have cut budgets, yet at the same time demanded top-quality care...You
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