Director - Dietetic Internship Program, Registered Dietitian

Director, Dietetic Internship Program (Registered Dietitian)
Required Qualifications

Have earned at least a master’s degree in an appropriate discipline

Be credentialed as a Registered Dietitian nutritionist by the Commission on Dietetic Registration

Have a minimum of three years professional experience post-credentialing

Be a full‑time employee of the sponsoring institution as defined by the institution

Not direct another ACEND-accredited dietetics education program

Experience in dietetics education including teaching dietetics courses, creating and revising curriculum, advising students, and/or being a preceptor for dietetic students is preferred

Responsibilities

Development of policies and procedures for effectively managing all components of the program and to ensure fair, equitable and considerate treatment of prospective and enrolled students/interns (such as program admission, retention, and completion policies)

Student recruitment, advisement, evaluation, and counseling

Conduct all program accreditation activities, including timely submission of fees, reports, requests for major program changes, writing the self‑study report and conducting the site visit as required

Maintenance of the program’s student records, including student advising plans, supervised practice hours, and verification statements.

Maintenance of complaints about the program received from students/interns or others, including disposition of the complaint

On‑going development of and review of the program’s curriculum to meet the accreditation standards

Communication and coordination with program faculty, preceptors and others involved with the program

Facilitation of processes for continuous assessment of program and student learning outcomes to include internal and external program evaluation

Assist with planning and monitoring of graduate coursework to ensure successful completion.

Plan and deliver dietetics related presentations at corporate sponsored meetings

In addition to the DI Director duties, assist with other FNS educational opportunities to possibly include ongoing education opportunities for our RD community, conference planning and presentations, continuous review of our orientation program for new hire RDs, creating modules on using MatrixCare for new RDs and dietetic interns, teaching ServSafe Manager to all FNS employees, Pineapple Academy and working with the regional RDs on clinical projects and updates (malnutrition initiative, nutrition support, etc.)

National HealthCare Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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