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Dietitian

Dietitian Managers assess, conduct, and analyze dietary habits and other nutrition related markers to develop nutrition strategies; implement policies and protocols to delivering education and counseling to those in need or assigned; create and implement dietary education programs to individuals, sports teams, and support staff members; may oversee activities of a unit/department to provide quantity food services, counsel of individuals, or conduct nutritional research; develop and coordinate menus and recipe development for those assigned, manage a team that includes Dietitians.

• Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling
• Counsel individuals and groups on rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life
• Make recommendations regarding public policy, such as nutrition labeling, food fortification, or nutrition standards for programs
• Organize, develop, analyze, test, and prepare special meals
• Provide nutrition education content at events specific to unique dietary needs
• Create and provide education to individuals, teams, and support staff members
• Coordinate recipe development and standardization to create and develop new menus
• Prepare and administer budget to purchase foods, supplies, and any dietary equipment needed
• May collaborate with sports performance teams, strength & conditioning, student welfare, applied health and performance science, performance psychology staff, and campus health to provide quality nutritional programs
• Lead staff members and interns, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 11
• Minimum – $68,200.00
• MidPoint – $85,200.00
• Maximum – $102,300.00