Hybrid Dietary Consultant – CDM

at Sanford Health

• Job title: Dietary Consultant – CDM
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $24 - $39 per hour
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Chef
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Dietary Consultant guiding and supporting food and nutrition services within residents’ care at Sanford Health. Involves project work, compliance guidance, and interdisciplinary collaboration in Nebraska.

Responsibilities

• 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 to centers regarding food service and clinical nutrition issues through consultation with region consultants and other staff.
• 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 to 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.