Registered Dietitian 3

Unit Description

Come work for the world’s leading private employer of Registered Dietitians!

Sodexo is looking for a Registered Dietitian 3 for Springfield, MA City School District located in Springfield, MA. The Registered Dietitian will provide supervision for multi-functional food service areas at the account to ensure client satisfaction and retention for the Company.  Responsible for providing direct comprehensive nutrition services including those for complex needs.

The successful candidate will:

• Directs nutrition care of special needs population to meet nutrition needs and customer satisfaction levels.
• Maintains and develops client relationships and client satisfaction to ensure account retention.
• Manages, promotes, and educates others on food and nutrition programs according to Sodexo standards and policy.
• Collaborates and communicates with culinary and clinical departments on established processes, special diets, and menu requests and probes potential problems and apprises the manager of status on resolution of problems or issues, using appropriate Sodexo resources when necessary.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations as well as Sodexo/client policies and procedures (e.g. Health Dept., -HIPAA/Privacy Act, Joint Commission, quality assurance, safety, operations, and personnel) by keeping abreast of the most recent nutrition-related trends, research, policy, certifications, and standards of practice.
• Establishes operating standards, implements quality improvements, and communicates them to other departments. 

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who:

• are a Registered Dietitian and licensed in MA; 
• have experience managing menu accommodations for special diets;
• have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels;
• have the proven ability to effectively engage, motivate, and influence others with varying cultural backgrounds regarding their nutrition;
• have a strong passion for working with students and motivating long-term healthy nutritional habits;
• have strong presentation skills;
• have demonstrated the ability to manage competing priorities with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the role;
• have a history of working independently with little direction; and/or
• have a commitment to continued education in the nutrition field and implementing new and innovative ideas.

Sodexo offers a full array of benefits that start on your first day!  Benefits include paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K, and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs. 

What We Offer

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Position Summary

Responsible for providing direct comprehensive nutrition services including those for complex needs. Key Duties-Directs nutrition care of special needs population to ensure nutrition needs and customer satisfaction levels are met. -Maintains and develops client relationships and client satisfaction to ensure account retention.-Manages, promotes, and educates others on food and nutrition programs according to Sodexo standards and policy. -Collaborates and communicates with culinary and clinical departments on established processes, special diets, and menu requests and probes potential problems and apprises manager of status on resolution of problems or issues, using appropriate Sodexo resource when necessary. -Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations as well as Sodexo/client policies and procedures (e.g. Health Dept., -HIPAA/Privacy Act, Joint Commission, quality assurance, safety, operations, and personnel) by keep abreast of the most recent nutrition-related trends, research, policy, certifications, and standards of practice. -Establishes operating standards, implements quality improvements and communicates them to other departments. 

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree

Basic Functional Experience - 3 years work experience in health care including hospitals, nursing homes, assisted or independent living facilities, long-term care, retirement homes, or clinics registered dietitianSodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

Salary : $51,500 - $77,990