Director of Nutrition Services

Eating Recovery Center•Aspen, CO

3d•$120,000 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Nutrition Services is a national leadership role responsible for advancing the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of clinical nutrition services across Eating Recovery Center | Pathlight (ERC PL). The position provides strategic direction and hands-on implementation of national nutrition standards, clinical programming, professional development, and quality improvement initiatives across facilities and levels of care. Serving as the organization's primary clinical nutrition subject matter expert, the Director ensures nutrition interventions are evidence-informed, safe, individualized, and aligned with organizational standards of care. The role combines enterprise-level leadership with consultation, training, and operational support for site-based dietitians and interdisciplinary teams. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, the Director collaborates with medical, nursing, clinical, operational, and food services leadership to strengthen treatment outcomes, promote model fidelity, support staff competency, and ensure high-quality patient care. The position also contributes to initiatives involving food quality, patient experience, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, healthcare administration, or a related field.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN/RD) credential with applicable state licensure.
Advanced clinical experience in eating disorder treatment, including higher levels of care.
Experience in clinical nutrition leadership, staff development, or program oversight.
Strong knowledge of nutritional rehabilitation, evidence-informed eating disorder treatment, and interdisciplinary care.
Experience developing and delivering clinical education, training, and consultation.
Ability to evaluate clinical quality, interpret performance data, and implement improvement initiatives.
Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
Ability to work effectively across multiple facilities, levels of care, and professional disciplines.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in nutrition, dietetics, healthcare administration, or a related field.
Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) or equivalent advanced specialization.
Experience in multisite or national healthcare leadership.
Experience with clinical program development, quality improvement, and implementation of standardized models of care.
Experience supervising, mentoring, or developing clinical nutrition professionals.

Responsibilities

Establish, implement, and maintain national clinical nutrition standards, policies, procedures, and best practices across facilities and levels of care.
Oversee consistent delivery of evidence-informed nutrition interventions, including nutritional rehabilitation, meal planning, supplementation, therapeutic meal support, and nutrition education.
Ensure nutrition programming aligns with the organization's clinical model, treatment philosophy, and interdisciplinary standards of care.
Lead implementation of national nutrition initiatives and translate strategic priorities into facility-level practices.
Serve as the primary clinical nutrition subject matter expert and advisor to executive, clinical, medical, nursing, and operational leadership.
Partner with facility leadership to improve nutrition services, clinical workflows, staffing utilization, and patient experience.
Support integration of clinical nutrition standards into new programs, expanded services, and evolving care models.
Participate in Clinical Services leadership initiatives, organizational planning, and cross-functional workgroups.
Lead development and refinement of national nutrition curricula, training resources, and competency expectations.
Design and deliver nutrition training, onboarding, continuing education, and professional development for registered dietitians and interdisciplinary teams.
Establish standardized competency pathways and partner with Clinical Training & Development leadership on enterprise-wide training.
Develop train-the-trainer approaches to help facility nutrition leaders reinforce clinical standards and sustain model fidelity.
Provide advanced education and consultation on complex eating disorder presentations, nutritional rehabilitation, meal support, and emerging evidence-informed practices.
Identify discipline-specific training needs using audits, outcome trends, staff feedback, and organizational priorities.
Support the professional development, clinical engagement, and competency of nutrition staff across the enterprise.
Design and implement systems for fidelity monitoring, outcome measurement, and nutrition clinical quality improvement.
Develop plans based on data-driven insights, patient experience surveys, and emerging trends in nutrition therapies; analyze trends and facilitate strategic improvements.
Translate quality findings into recommendations, targeted education, and corrective action plans; monitor implementation and effectiveness.
Promote accountability for clinical nutrition standards through follow-up, consultation, and performance monitoring.
Collaborate with food services and operational leadership on food quality, safety, variety, and patient experience.
Provide clinical guidance on menu development, meal plan structure, food accommodations, supplementation, and nutrition-related patient needs.
Monitor food quality, allergens, food safety, and patient satisfaction, and partner with relevant leaders to address concerns.
Support standardization of clinically appropriate food services practices while allowing necessary patient- and program-specific adaptations.
Partner with operational and financial leadership to monitor supplementation utilization, manage resources responsibly, and support budget adherence.
Contribute to initiatives that improve the therapeutic dining experience and patient engagement with food.
Ensure clinical nutrition practices comply with state and federal regulations, licensing and accreditation standards, and payor agreements.
Identify potential clinical risks and implement corrective actions to maintain a safe and ethical treatment environment.
Lead development, review, and revision of clinical nutrition policies and procedures, and support facility readiness for regulatory reviews, accreditation surveys, and internal quality assessment.
Represent ERC Pathlight at professional conferences, educational events, community engagements, and external partnerships.
Develop collaborative relationships with outpatient providers, referral partners, and professional organizations.
Participate in patient and family education initiatives about nutritional rehabilitation and nutrition's role in sustained recovery.
Promote ERC Pathlight's clinical expertise, treatment philosophy, and commitment to high-quality eating disorder care.
Provide advanced consultation to registered dietitians, nutrition leaders, and interdisciplinary teams managing complex patient presentations.
Consult on nutritional rehabilitation, meal plan progression, supplementation, patient engagement, and nutrition-related treatment barriers.
Collaborate with medical, nursing, and clinical leadership on integrated treatment planning and complex clinical concerns.
Support facility nutrition teams during staffing transitions, operational challenges, or program development.
Partner with facility leadership to evaluate nutrition staffing models, workload distribution, clinical productivity, and efficient utilization of dietitian resources.
Support clinical workflows that maximize direct patient care while maintaining appropriate documentation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Identify site-specific challenges and provide targeted consultation, coaching, and implementation support.
Participate in interdisciplinary case consultation and clinical problem-solving as needed.