Traveling Registered Dietitian-Implementation Team

Forefront is unique, experienced, and specialized in serving the continuum of care. With finely tailored, high-quality culinary and support services, Forefront helps its partners elevate the patient and resident experience.

Company Description

Forefront Healthcare & Support Services is a rapidly growing, mission-driven organization delivering high-quality culinary, environmental, and facility support services across senior living, healthcare, and acute care environments. Known for elevating the resident and patient experience, Forefront combines hospitality excellence with healthcare compliance to create meaningful outcomes for those we serve.

As Forefront continues to expand nationally, we are seeking experienced clinical nutrition leaders who thrive in fast-paced environments and want to play a direct role in launching and stabilizing new communities and partnerships.

Position Summary

This is not a traditional site-based Registered Dietitian role.  As part of our Implementation Team, you’ll partner with executive leadership, culinary teams, and operations to build clinical nutrition programs from the ground up during new openings, transitions, and strategic growth initiatives. If you’re energized by change, operational excellence, and the opportunity to influence outcomes at a national level — this is your chance to move beyond routine and into strategy. This position will report to the Vice President of Implementation and the Director of Clinical Nutrition & Wellness. Will need to reside near a major airport!

The Traveling Registered Dietitian – Implementation Team serves as a strategic clinical nutrition leader supporting new account openings, transitions, and operational deployments across the country. This role is part of Forefront’s implementation team and is critical to ensuring clinical nutrition programs launch successfully, meet regulatory standards, and align with Forefront’s hospitality-forward approach.

This position is ideal for a highly adaptable Registered Dietitian who enjoys building programs from the ground up, partnering with operational and culinary leadership, and driving excellence during critical phases of growth.

Serve as a clinical wellness resource supporting menu development, nutritional integrity, and operational excellence across the organization as assigned. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure clinical and culinary programs align with Forefront’s standards and resident-focused philosophy.

When not engaged in active openings or transitions, this role will contribute to enterprise-wide initiatives including process optimization, training development, regulatory readiness, and strategic support projects that strengthen overall organizational performance.

The role requires the flexibility and commitment to travel extensively (80–100%) to support new business initiatives and operational stabilization efforts

Key Responsibilities

New Business & Implementation Leadership

• Lead clinical nutrition setup and execution during new account openings and transitions.
• Establish clinical nutrition workflows, assessment processes, and documentation standards aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Partner with operations, culinary leadership, and community teams to ensure successful launch of nutrition programs.
• Support training and onboarding of site leaders and team members related to nutrition and therapeutic diet standards.

Program Development & Operational Excellence

• Build and implement Forefront standardized nutrition systems, processes, and training tools across newly acquired or transitioning accounts.
• Evaluate and audit existing clinical programs and implement improvements to drive compliance, efficiency, and resident and patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with menu development teams to ensure therapeutic appropriateness and regulatory alignment.
• Align clinical nutrition strategies with resident and patient satisfaction and hospitality goals.

Regulatory Compliance & Survey Readiness

• Ensure compliance with CMS guidelines, state regulations, and company policies.
• Conduct clinical nutrition audits and provide guidance for corrective action plans.
• Prepare communities for state surveys and regulatory inspections.
• Monitor clinical documentation integrity and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Training & Leadership Development

• Provide coaching and hands-on training to site-based dietitians, culinary leaders, and operations teams.
• Support leadership development and clinical competency during startup and stabilization periods.
• Serve as subject matter expert for therapeutic diets, nutrition policies, and clinical best practices.

Strategic Partnership & Collaboration

• Act as a trusted advisor to implementation, regional and corporate leadership during implementation projects.
• Provide feedback and insights to enhance future deployment strategies and system improvements.
• Promote a resident and patient centered and hospitality-driven nutrition experience across all communities.

Who You Are

• A Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) who enjoys variety and problem solving.
• Comfortable stepping into new environments and quickly building trust.
• Experienced in healthcare or senior living operations.
• Strong communicator who can collaborate across implementation, clinical and operational teams.
• Organized, adaptable, and energized by change.
• Excited by travel and hands-on leadership.

Preferred Experience

• Multi-site, regional, or startup/opening experience.
• Senior living, CCRC, hospital, or post-acute environments.
• Contract dining or large healthcare systems (Compass, Morrison, Unidine, Sodexo, Aramark, etc.).
• Strong survey and compliance background.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian credential (RD or RDN) required.
• Active licensure or ability to obtain licensure across multiple states.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field required; Master’s preferred.
• 5+ years of clinical nutrition experience in healthcare or senior living environments.
• Experience supporting multiple sites, transitions, or new openings strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of CMS regulations, therapeutic diets, and healthcare compliance.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in dynamic, fast-changing environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally up to 80–100%.

Why Join Forefront

• Play a key role in shaping new communities and business growth
• Join a high-performing implementation team with executive-level visibility
• Opportunity to drive innovation and elevate clinical nutrition programs nationwide
• Competitive compensation and travel support
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, and Holidays
• Career growth within a rapidly expanding healthcare services organization

Compensation: $90,000 yearly

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.