Director Clinical Nutrition and Wellness Program Development

What you will be doing:

This position supports the Premier foodservice members in all classes of trade- acute care, senior living, education (USDA), and business and industry, leading the industry in providing a healthy environment for their patients, residents, students, employees, and the community which they serve. This position understands the GPO including the contacting portfolio and distribution. This position is versed in regulatory requirements, resident and patient satisfaction and diet office management systems. This position provides direction and leadership to the development of offerings to support Premier members' clinical nutrition, health, and wellness initiatives. This role will also focus on incorporating clinical nutrition into the quality and safety initiatives of the company and our members. This position is member facing and will engage with the members on a routine basis supporting program maximization and goal achievement. The director will serve as a resource to members for current information related to accreditation, health and wellness, industry trends, as it relates to the foodservice field. The position will lobby on behalf of our members to food manufacturers for the development of items that meet nutrition criteria such as healthy and environmentally friendly foods.

This position will provide a direct line of sight to Premier's Core Purpose of improving the health of communities and organizations in which we serve. In addition, because nutrition plays such a vital role in health and disease prevention and overall population health, development of this position would place Premier at the leading edge of healthcare's focus on prevention. Premier will be positioned as an organization that is proactive in voicing members' needs to the manufacturers in development of healthy and environmentally preferred products. Based on member interaction and feedback as well as new regulations this position will develop tools and resources to support the growth of the foodservice enterprise especially as related to growth in alternate site markets.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Development and Implementation - 30%

• Capitalize on the role nutrition can play in the health of customers.

• Collaborate with quality and outcome projects within Premier to identify the role nutrition plays in patient outcomes.

• Identify models of best practice related to nutrition and wellness initiatives both within facilities and in the community.

• Promote Premier and its members as thought leaders in nutrition and wellness programs.

• Develop tools that members can use for clinical practice, accreditation readiness, benchmarking, and satisfaction.

Resource Management - 30%

• Create menu offering that will drive value and promote new business opportunities for Acute, Senior Living and Education prospects as well as retention of existing members. The program would incorporate menus, technology, operations, and patient satisfaction with a marketing plan for Premier affiliate and sponsor organization to promote the GPO program.

• Takes a leadership role in identifying current trends in food and nutrition.

• Shapes and leads educational programs to enhance member's knowledge of requested topics and service line needs.

• Identifies, develops, and maintains health and wellness tools for use by our members.

• Promotes and incorporates nutrition criteria as it relates to patient outcomes.

• Build relationships with customers and industry folks to keep program relevant and impactful.

• Participates at multiple levels with nutrition and food professional associations (ASPEN, ADA, AHF)

• Takes technical and complex issues and information and translates it into user friendly, professional material and resources.

• Serve as clinical expert for our team. Participates in nutrition related RFP processes.

• Updates Pinc AI (Food and Nutrition Community) on all nutritional activity.

• Is an expert on the team about diet office management systems.

• Is versed in accreditation standards across the continuum.

Relationship Management - 20%

• Assist with the development of the program offerings for the Culinary and Foodservice Operational Strategies Programs

• Build relationships with members. Utilizing those interactions to continue to build program resources.

• Develops credible, proactive business partner relationships with food manufacturers in the development of healthy and environmentally preferred food products.

• Serves as Premier's representative to outside health, wellness, and environmentally conscience organizations.

• Provides expertise and thought leadership to members in a variety of settings such as healthcare (both acute and alternate site), college and university, and K-12.

• Be a nutrition resource for collaboratives like Population Health and other community focused groups within Premier.

Networking - 10%

• Facilitates/ leads member networking in nutrition, health, and wellness.

• Facilitates a member nutrition subcommittee for direction and expertise and current relevance.

Marketing - 10%

• Contributes to the marketing of Premier contracts and the foodservice program.

• Creates marketing materials to highlight Premier's unique focus on health and wellness.

• Works with Premier nursing team, manufacturers, and sourcing team to create crosswalk materials for nutrition contracts.

Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Education:

Required Certifications/Licensing

• Registered Dietitian (RD), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), or Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN)

Preferred Qualifications

Skills:

• Exceptional public speaking

• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal

• Leadership; ability to motivate teams and drive tasks to fruition

• Project/program management

• Team facilitation

• Foodservice Operations exp

• Healthcare Exp preferred

Experience:

• 10 + years' experience in healthcare, senior living, or education foodservice field with emphasis on promotion and development of nutrition and wellness programs and initiatives.

• 5 + years' experience in clinical dietetics including experience in identification and measurement of nutrition as related to patient outcomes.

• Program Management

• Experience liaison with hospital senior leadership

• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and motivating groups for a common purpose

• Understanding of broadline distribution, GPO structures, supplier partnerships connectivity of all three to drive value for membership

Education:

• Master's degree (MA, MS, MBA)

Additional Job Requirements:

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time

• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines

• Attention to detail

• Operate computer programs and software

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.

• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)

• Making independent decisions

• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Employees also receive access to the following benefits:

* Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

* 401k retirement program

* Paid time off

* Participation in Premier's employee incentive plans

* Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Premier at a glance:

• Ranked #1 on Charlotte's Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 and 21st Healthiest Employer in America (2023)

• Named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the 16th year in a row

• Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultant - Healthcare Management (2024)

• The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting

For a listing of all of our awards, please visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website.

Employees receive:

• Perks and discounts

• Access to on-site and online exercise classes

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer.

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