Corporate Director Clinical Nutrition & Implementation-CDCI

ForeFront Healthcare Pvt Ltd•Saint Clair Shores, MI

26d

About The Position

The Corporate Director Clinical Implementation provides clinical nutrition, strategic, and operational leadership for onboarding, transitioning, and launching new and existing client locations in senior living and healthcare environments. The role drives consistency, standardization, and operational excellence across implementations and partners with executive leadership, operations, culinary, HR, and support services to support seamless transitions, strong client relationships, and financial and operational goals. Reporting to a senior corporate leader, this position serves as both a strategic and hands-on resource during implementations and performance improvement initiatives. It requires flexibility to support one or multiple locations, direct interaction with clients, residents, patients, and interdisciplinary teams, and willingness to travel nationally up to 80–100%. The role also evaluates existing clinical programs, supports compliance and operational improvements, and helps maintain successful operations after implementation.

Requirements

Registered Dietitian credential (RD or RDN) required.
Active licensure or ability to obtain licensure across multiple states.
Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, Dietetics, or a related field required.
At least 5 years of clinical nutrition experience in healthcare or senior living environments.
Strong understanding of CMS regulations, therapeutic diets, and healthcare compliance.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in dynamic, fast-changing environments.
Excellent written and verbal communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
Ability and willingness to travel nationally up to 80–100%.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Experience supporting multiple sites, transitions, or new openings strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight for new account implementations, transitions, and operational startups.
Develop and execute implementation plans, timelines, and deliverables for successful account launches.
Lead clinical nutrition setup and execution during new account openings and transitions.
Ensure compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.
Coordinate with operations, culinary, HR, and support services teams on staffing, training, operational readiness, and nutrition program launches.
Establish clinical nutrition workflows, assessment processes, and documentation standards aligned with regulatory requirements.
Evaluate operations and implement corrective actions to improve efficiency, quality, and financial performance.
Support client onboarding and maintain client relationships throughout implementation phases.
Assist with recruiting, onboarding, and training site leadership teams as needed.
Monitor operational performance after implementation to support sustained success and stability.
Support training and onboarding for site leaders and team members on nutrition and therapeutic diet standards.
Evaluate and audit existing clinical programs and implement improvements to compliance, efficiency, and resident and patient outcomes.
Collaborate with menu development teams to ensure therapeutic appropriateness and regulatory alignment.
Conduct clinical nutrition audits and provide guidance on corrective action plans.
Follow applicable facility and departmental policies, including those concerning HR, ethics, health and safety, compliance, patient rights, confidentiality, and HIPAA.
Act in conformance with accrediting agency standards, attend department meetings as required, maintain personal and professional growth and applicable credentials, and complete annual mandatory training and competencies.
Support a single client location or rotate among multiple locations according to business needs.