Nutrition Service Administrator

Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center (RCPC) , an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting a Nutrition Service Administrator to join their team. The Nutrition Services Administrator oversees, manages, and administers food, nutrition and dietetic programs. The work schedule is Monday – Friday from 8:00AM – 4:30PM.

As a Nutrition Services Administrator at RCPC, you will be responsible for:

• Developing, reviewing, implementing, and monitoring nutrition program policies and procedures
• Conducting and reviewing nutrition assessments
• Evaluating special diet, menu, and food plans, including modifications, substitutions, and recipe standardization
• Conducting and supervising the inspection of food preparation, service areas, and meals
• Serving as liaison with facility and providing guidance, direction, and training on nutrition counseling, policies, procedures, food preparation, sanitation, and safety standards
• Consulting with nutrition and healthcare staff to coordinate care and ensure that individuals nutritional needs are met
• Supervising nutrition staff
• Developing nutrition program budgets

About RCPC:

RCPC is a psychiatric hospital exclusively for children and adolescents ages 11 – 18 from the Hudson Valley Region. Located in Orangeburg, NY, RCPC provides an intensive, family-based inpatient psychiatric treatment program with the goal of returning children to their families with minimal disruption. In addition to RCPC’s inpatient facility, they provide a network of outpatient services, including school-based intensive day treatment programs, and clinics. RCPC focuses on providing services that are tailored to the individual needs of the child and their family.

If you would like to join RCPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:

• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave
• New York State Retirement programs

Minimum Qualifications:

Current registration with the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) as a Registered Dietician (RD) or certification in Dietetics-Nutrition by the NYSED

AND

Two years of post-registration/certification professional administrative experience in a food or nutrition program, one year of which must have been at a supervisory level.

Additional Comments:

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.

This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,150.