Registered Dietician

SUMMARY

The Registered Dietitian provides nutrition support services such as menu analysis, menu crediting, recipe entry, and nutrition counseling at two locations ensuring compliance with Whitsons specifications and government regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and test recipes to ensure accuracy of measurements, instructions, quality, flavor, yield, nutrition information, and other specified criteria.
• Develop menus and/or meal plans to meet specific nutrition guidelines.
• Analyze menus and recipes for nutritional adequacy.
• Ensure ingredient and recipe information is accurate in all nutrition related software including portion and yield guides.
• Maintain internal nutrition-related SOPs and manuals.
• Attend Nutrition Meetings with School District and School Staff
• Take lead role in the PDE State AR Review Process
• Ensure menus, recipes and production records comply with nutritional guidelines during administrative reviews for school customers.
• Work with the culinary team to ensure customer dietary needs are being accommodated and arrange for specially prepared meals, purchase of prepackaged foods or sourcing special requests when the daily menu offerings do not meet their needs.
• Work on project teams with various departments as the nutrition Subject Matter Expert.
• Follow HIPAA and FERPA guidelines to conduct nutrition counseling and consultations for consumers with special dietary needs to enable them to assume more personal responsibility for their health and to help them make their own determinations on what to eat and what not to eat.
• Promote better nutrition by giving presentations and creating nutrition-based food articles for employees, customers and various publications including newspapers, magazines, newsletters, websites, books and brochures.
• Create and provide user-friendly tools to our food service employees to help them understand and comply with evolving nutritional requirements and can pass Administrative Reviews.
• Complete applications to request food vendor information during bidding season.
• Keep current about rules and regulations concerning school lunch for individual states and the USDA.
• Maintain dietetic registration and continuing education requirements.
• Perform other incidental and/or related duties as required and/or assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to multi-task.

Requirements

Education and Certification

• Bachelors degree in dietetics, food science, or nutrition.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) certified.

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in menu analysis programs such as such as: Meal Tracker, Simple Serve, Nutri Kids, Genesis.

Other Qualifications and Experience

• 1-3 years experience in healthcare/schools/food manufacturing setting.
• Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics preferred.
• Proficient in various state and regulatory nutritional standards under the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for multiply age groups (infants to elderly), the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and the USDA.
• Able to handle multiple tasks in a changing work environment. Work well under deadline focused conditions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, passion for results and attention to detail.
• Requires occasional travel using own transportation to client locations within and outside New York to accommodate field requests.

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking, Communication, Customer Focus, Presentation

Whitsons Culinary Group offers a comprehensive benefits package to all team members which includes:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision
• Paid Time Off
• AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
• 401k retirement program with match
• Wellness programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discount program/Plum Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Awards Program

Work Schedule

32 Hours Per Week