Registered Food Svcs Dietitian

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Plans, organizes, and performs a variety of duties related to providing nutritional meals to Boys Town students, families, staff and visitors consistent with federal, state, and local regulations. Creates menus that maintain the fiscal solvency and assists with setting appropriate food prices and controlling costs. Upholds nutrition policies for varied Boys Town settings. Works closely with the Food Services staff and Clinical Dietitians to ensure all menus and recipes adhere to established wellness standards. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of goals and objectives for the food and nutrition service program at Boys Town to include budget planning, monitoring and evaluation of programs, menu planning, and special catering functions. Serves a primary role in menu planning and product selection, insuring healthy and nutritious food choices are well represented. Plans, organizes, coordinates, and evaluates nutritional component of food services. Develops and maintains customized wellness platform including calculating and upholding menu mix and standards. Coordinates the development of the master cycle menu for Elementary Schools and Middle/High Schools in collaboration with Food Service management. Menus must meet minimum nutrition standards set by the USDA. Ensures accurate nutritional information is available for all menu items at the point of purchase selection. Assists in developing menu options for individuals who have special dietary needs, food allergies or who want to maintain a healthier diet. Assists with developing menus, product placement, and pricing strategies that support health and wellness. Interprets and ensures compliance with nutrition policies. Develops and implements education materials and programs regarding nutrition, meal planning, health and wellness; delivers presentations to promote and educate on nutrition and wellness. Develops appropriate food service systems and standards of excellence to provide and maintain quality in the presentation and service of food. Participates in employee training on health and wellness issues and food preparation techniques. Trains staff regarding proper nutrition and dietary requirements. Instructs individuals in nutritional principles, diet, food selection, and adapts teaching plans to individual lifestyles. Develops and implements plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and evaluates nutritional care and provides follow-up continuity of care. Assists in planning kitchen designs, equipment selection, and replacement equipment for all kitchens. Establishes and maintains excellent client relations and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Knowledge of caloric and protein requirements.
• Ability to utilize a variety of computer programs to manage work, familiarity with Windows and Office programs.
• Ability to make assessments and problem solve.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate concisely with patients, families, youth and staff.
• Ability to collaborate with other members of the food services and health care team to enhance care.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and local laws, regulations, policies, and best practices in areas of food service management, menu planning, food purchasing, and preparation of foods in food service environment; knowledge of FDA food safety standards and regulations.
• Knowledge of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal pattern requirements.
• Knowledge of public sector purchasing, food procurement procedures, and inventory system that meets both Federal (US Department of Agriculture) and State (Nebraska Department of Agriculture) standards.
• Skill in recipe standardization, development, and testing for quality food products.
• Knowledgeable of child and adolescent nutrition.
• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local occupational and environmental regulations, professional standards and best practices in food health and safety (i.e., JCAHO, OSHA, CMS, HACCP and related standards).
• Bachelor’s degree at a US regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in school nutrition or hospital setting including 2 years in an operational administrative/managerial capacity required.
• Completion of an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program at a health-care facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation or combined with undergraduate or graduate studies required.
• Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing branch of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formerly known as the American Dietetic Association (ADA) required.
• Pass a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
• Registered and licensed Dietitian required.
• Obtain and maintain required state licensure to practice dietetics required.

Nice To Haves

• ServSafe Certification preferred.
• Certification as a School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of goals and objectives for the food and nutrition service program at Boys Town to include budget planning, monitoring and evaluation of programs, menu planning, and special catering functions.
• Serves a primary role in menu planning and product selection, insuring healthy and nutritious food choices are well represented.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates, and evaluates nutritional component of food services.
• Develops and maintains customized wellness platform including calculating and upholding menu mix and standards.
• Coordinates the development of the master cycle menu for Elementary Schools and Middle/High Schools in collaboration with Food Service management.
• Menus must meet minimum nutrition standards set by the USDA.
• Ensures accurate nutritional information is available for all menu items at the point of purchase selection.
• Assists in developing menu options for individuals who have special dietary needs, food allergies or who want to maintain a healthier diet.
• Assists with developing menus, product placement, and pricing strategies that support health and wellness.
• Interprets and ensures compliance with nutrition policies.
• Develops and implements education materials and programs regarding nutrition, meal planning, health and wellness; delivers presentations to promote and educate on nutrition and wellness.
• Develops appropriate food service systems and standards of excellence to provide and maintain quality in the presentation and service of food.
• Participates in employee training on health and wellness issues and food preparation techniques.
• Trains staff regarding proper nutrition and dietary requirements.
• Instructs individuals in nutritional principles, diet, food selection, and adapts teaching plans to individual lifestyles.
• Develops and implements plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and evaluates nutritional care and provides follow-up continuity of care.
• Assists in planning kitchen designs, equipment selection, and replacement equipment for all kitchens.
• Establishes and maintains excellent client relations and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

• A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level