IP/Res Nutrition & Culinary Manager

Position Summary: Full Time 1.0 FTE, Full Benefits, Monday through Friday with weekend on-call coverage. Must be a Registered Dietitian with WA State (or ability to obtain by start date).

The Nutrition and Culinary Manager (NCM) provides oversight for the Nutrition and Culinary Services at the residential level of care to ensure adherence to the Accanto Health nutrition philosophy, food model and professional standards. The NCM demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and skill, provides clinical and administrative supervision, and sees that nutrition and culinary services are executed in the most efficient and effective manner, consistent with the culture, norms and expectations of the organization. The NCM is a member of the site leadership team. This position will carry out additional registered dietitian clinical responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure delivery of high-quality nutrition and culinary services to clients and their families/communities of support.
• Ensures that all nutrition and culinary operations and the care provided are in alignment with the clinical model.
• Partners with Accanto Nutrition Leadership as part of the nutrition leadership team.
• Collaborates with site leadership to identify and manage issues and initiatives related to client care and site operations.
• Upholds Nutrition and Culinary Services policies, external regulatory standards, and payor requirements.
• Completes assigned projects relating to Nutrition and Culinary Services department and/or site leadership needs in partnership with Accanto Nutrition Leadership and Site Director, as requested (may include CE presentations).
• Attends regularly scheduled meetings as assigned.
• Supervises Nutrition and Culinary Services operations.
• Hiring and training, supervision, and development for all direct reports.
• Manages Nutrition and Culinary Service personnel administrative needs, such as scheduling, paid time off requests, timecards, and expense reports.
• Partners with Dietetic Internship Coordinator and Site Director as primary site Dietetic Internship Preceptor, where applicable.
• Partners with site leadership to provide nutrition consultation, feedback, and training for staff as needed.
• Identifies and communicates with site and national nutrition leadership need for clinical programming and/or curriculum enhancements.
• Maintains up-to-date nutrition skills and knowledge of advancements in eating disorders assessment and treatment, best practices, and resources.
• Maintains at all times the confidentiality of former and current Accanto clients' protected health information, as directed by state and federal law, and Accanto policy. Additionally, maintains confidentiality in any position with access to employee personal information.
• Maintains at all times the confidentiality of proprietary information, which includes but is not limited to, trade secrets, sensitive company information, and generally any company information not made available to the public.
• Participates in site-based and national Quality Assurance activities.
• Maintains partial clinical caseload in accordance with the Registered Dietitian job description.
• Provides coverage, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Dietitian in the state of Washington required
• ServSafe Certified Manager required
• Additional food safety certification as required by the state and municipality
• Leadership experience preferred
• Foodservice experience preferred
• Must have valid driver's license in the state of employment
• Current Basic Life Support certification required (American Heart Association) within 30 days from date of hire

Competencies:

• Interpersonal communication
• Demonstrates proficiency in all electronic systems utilized by Nutrition and Culinary Services at Accanto Health
• Effectively utilizes data and fact-based information to make decisions and ensure quality
• Manages team by encouraging employee engagement, accountability, and development
• Builds and leverages cross functional relationships to meet the needs of the department
• Demonstrates commitment to clinical, operational, and fiscal responsibilities

Workplace Environment:

• Standing 70-75% and Sitting 25-30%.
• Bending, twisting, kneeling, stooping or crouching when appropriate, on occasion.
• Lift, carry, push or pull up to approx. 30 pounds (supplies, etc.)

Benefit Offerings: Benefits included with Full Time opportunities

• Medical - Blue Cross Blue Shield. Health benefits begin on the 1st of the month after start date Employees must work an average of 30 hours per week to be eligible
• Dental - Delta Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) - Health Equity & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Commuter Benefits - Edenred Commuter Benefit Solutions (Employees located in Seattle only)
• Eligible to enroll in company's 401(k) Retirement Plan - Principal Financial.
• All employees, age 21 and older, are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Retirement plan the first of the month following 2 Months of Service
• Match 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your pay.
• Generous PTO plans: Paid Time off (PTO) is provided to all regular full time and part time regular employees up to 152 hours/19 days within the first year of employment. PTO is accrued throughout the year and can be used for vacation, personal and sick time and accrues based on compensated hours.
• Holidays: Employees not working at a residential or inpatient facility are eligible for 7 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday
• Non-exempt employees working at a residential or inpatient facility will receive premium pay at a rate of double time if they are scheduled and work on one of ten designated holidays.
• Employees hired on or after February 20, 2022, will receive premium pay at a rate of time and-a-half if scheduled and work on one of ten designated holidays.
• Exempt employees working at a residential or inpatient facility who are scheduled to work on a holiday may take the holiday on a different day during the same pay period. Additionally, non-exempt employees are eligible or various shift and weekend differentials.

Employer Paid Benefits

• Employee Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability

Compensation Range:

Compensation Range: $81,035 - $125,605 annually

Final compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for position.