Dietitian-On-Call

COUNTY OF BROWN; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

COUNTY OF BROWN is seeking a professional to oversee food and nutrition operations in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The role involves managing staff, planning budgets, and ensuring compliance with health standards while providing clinical nutrition services.

The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge in dietetics and food service operations, with the ability to supervise and evaluate personnel effectively. Key responsibilities include developing departmental policies, overseeing quality assurance programs, and providing nutrition consults to various clients.

Qualifications

• Experience with clinical and administrative dietetics.
• Knowledge of food and nutrition regulations.
• Ability to supervise and manage personnel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates food and nutrition operations.
• Supervises and trains subordinates.
• Evaluates food products based on quality and customer acceptance.

Skills

Clinical and administrative dietetics

Food and nutrition planning

Long-term care standards

Clinical nutrition assessment

Food service administration

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Job Requirements

Coordinates and evaluates all food and nutrition operations in compliance with regulatory requirements. Plans, coordinates, and evaluates the personnel and activities of the food and nutrition services department that report to this position. Supports food and equipment purchasing decisions. Manages budget and human resources needs of staff. Develops and implements department policies. Directs administrative and clinical operations of the clinical nutrition services, providing leadership and oversight to ensure quality and effective clinical nutrition services. Determines resource needs and oversees departmental operational and capital budgets. Oversees department performance improvement activities in accordance with organizational and regulatory agency requirements. Ensures food and nutrition services meet health, safety, and welfare standards with respect to nutrition; develops and enforces policies and procedures.

Essential Duties

Supervises, plans, schedules, and assigns work to subordinates.

Evaluates food products based on customer acceptance, cost, quality, and quantity; modifies the food and nutrition program as needed to meet expectations.

Develops interdepartmental communication for effective food and nutrition service systems management.

Develops and maintains organizational and departmental goals, policies, and procedures.

Ensures that food and nutrition services are in compliance with state, county, and local inspection standards.

Directs department Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program in conjunction with the Food Services Manager; ensures compliance with departmental policies and procedures.

Provides clinical nutrition services for clients in nursing home units; consults with staff and families on nutrition problems; assesses clients’ needs; charts clinical assessments and recommendations; ensures nutrition problems are addressed and needs are met in an appropriate and effective manner.

Monitors and evaluates nutrition interventions.

Provides nutrition consults and assessments for psychiatric hospital and CBRF.

Oversees group nutrition programming for psychiatric hospital.

Writes group nutrition curriculum ensuring timely topics and current education materials are used.

Audits the documentation of subordinates and facilitates corrective action as needed.

Provides oversight to all clinical dietitians, including their assessment, planning, evaluation, and nutrition care of patients.

Writes general and therapeutic menus and nourishments; modifies diets according to physician's orders.

Makes recommendations for diet orders on nursing home, hospital, and CBRF.

Serves as liaison between medical and nursing staff.

Attends admission, discharge, and other care client conferences as clinically needed.

Directs and monitors department clinical nutrition educational programs.

• Provide education to staff, residents, and clients as needed.

Participates in department and county committees as needed.

Assists with catering program for special functions such as luncheons, employee recognition meetings, Christmas parties, open house, county functions, etc. at the Community Treatment Center; ensures that meals are pleasing, sanitary and healthy.

Maintains the confidential nature of client business information.

Physical Demands

Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Intermittent standing, walking and sitting. Using hand(s)/feet for repetitive single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling, and operation controls. Occasional bending, twisting, squatting, climbing, reaching, and grappling. Communicating orally in a clear manner. Distinguishing sounds at various frequencies and volumes. Distinguishing people or objects at varied distances under a variety of light conditions.

Brown County is an E-Verify employer.

Other Experience and Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Clinical and administrative dietetics including normal and therapeutic food and nutrition services.
• Food and nutrition planning, assessment, patterns, and modified diets.
• Long-term care and hospital clinical and behavioral nutrition standards and regulations.
• Clinical nutrition assessment, diagnosis and interventions with ability to monitor and evaluate interventions and care plans.
• Therapeutic diet interventions for behavioral health and clinical nutrition problems.
• Food service administration including budgeting, personnel management, and recipe development and adjustment.
• State and federal quality food service and clinical nutrition standards and regulations.
• Proper food storage and food service equipment.
• Food specifications.
• Employee relations, ethics, labor laws and standards of regulatory agencies governing food service operations.

Abilities:

• Supervise and manage subordinates.
• Organize and plan activities.
• Motivate personnel to ensure completion of assignments.
• Interact with clients in a therapeutic manner.
• Maintain confidential information.
• Address difficult situations with clients in a tactful manner.
• Identify problems and make necessary changes to optimize department objectives.
• Organize and conduct nutrition focused client group sessions.
• Work required hours of the position.