Director of Clinical Nutrition

The Director of Clinical Nutrition is responsible for setting strategic objectives to ensure compliance with nutritional, dietary and regulatory standards.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Provides compassionate leadership to exceed standards in clinical nutrition and food and dining excellence.
• Provides direct leadership and support to campus teams through education and training of campus specific responsibilities.
• Achieves tactical goals to measurably improve resident and team member satisfaction and support cross-disciplined initiatives.
• Provides input and guidance to campus dining teams to improve service and satisfaction.
• Assists dining support team with menu development, nutritional analysis and review of cycle menus.
• Assists in the development and implementation of education programs involving nutrition services.
• Manages and supports the management of dining service policies and procedures that ensure compliance with nutritional, dietary and regulatory standards.
• Executes in-service training as defined by action plan standards or specifically identified Health Campus needs.
• Support campuses during surveys, as needed.
• Assists with acquisitions, integration and proposed expansion as directed by operations management.
• Execute standards to comply with Health Campus and Company marketing initiatives.
• Supports interdepartmental efforts to achieve goals and objectives.
• Review dietitian documentation regularly to ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Provide nutrition services to Assisted Living facilities to ensure regulatory compliance. Provide services for RD consultations, as needed.
• Other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience dietary and nutrition experience in a senior living, long-term care, or other health care industry.
• Five years’ experience in a multi-facility environment preferred.
• Exemplary computer skills that include knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• Licensed or certified as a dietitian or nutrition professional by the state in which the services are performed. In a state that does not provide for licensure or certification, the individual will be deemed to have met this requirement if recognized as a "registered dietitian" by the Commission on Dietetic Registration or successor organization.

Physical requirements

Sitting, standing, bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, walking, and moving intermittently during working hours. Must be able to lift at least 50lbs. Must be able to maintain verbal and written communication with co-workers, supervisors, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and all business associates outside of the health campus.