Dietary Consultant – CDM

Role Overview

• The food and nutrition consultant guides and supports interdisciplinary services to meet the spiritual, social, emotional and physical needs of each resident.
• Primary responsibility for project work within resident services, including serving as the subject matter expert for dietary operations.
• Guided compliance with federal and state regulations and the organization's mission, standards, policies, and practices.
• Develops and provides guidance on policies and procedures.
• Instructs, trains and provides resources to customers to meet goals and outcomes.
• Provides consultation and training to center dietary leaders regarding policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance on quality, management, budgeting, staffing, products and equipment.
• Provides interpretation, assistance, guidance and problem solving services to centers through consultation and support of regional and local leaders.
• Provides education pertaining to food and nutrition services through workshops and education sessions.
• Develops training materials.
• Shares expertise with individuals and other departments through cooperative work on committees and task forces.
• Maintains and updates knowledge and practices in the food and nutrition field.
• Works with federal and state regulatory agencies.
• Participates in the reviews and updates of policies/procedures, manuals, guidance materials and training methods regularly.
• Assists network and territory consultants to coordinate provision of services with other disciplines to meet resident needs and provide safe, effective, holistic care within regulations and guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• One year experience within food and nutrition experience at management and consultation levels preferred.
• Executive chef experience preferred.
• Previous work experience in hospitals, food service, education, regulatory agencies preferred.
• CDM (Certified Dietary Manager) and CFPP (Certified Food Protection Professional) or a licensed registered dietitian required.
• If not CDM certified, Serv Safe required within the first year of hire.

Tech Stack

• Chef