Nutrition Director Jobs

About The Position

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.