Food is Medicine Director, Health Equity Alliance of Long Island at Health and Welfare Council of Long Island – Huntington Station, New York

Food is Medicine Director, Health Equity Alliance of Long Island

ID: 1039
Location: Huntington Station, NY
Department: Social Care & Navigation

The Health and Welfare Council of Long Island (HWCLI) is a private, not for profit, health and human services planning, research/public education and advocacy organization that serves as the umbrella for public and non-profit agencies serving Long Island's poor and vulnerable individuals and families.

The Health Equity Alliance of Long Island (HEALI) is Long Island’s Social Care Network (SCN) of community-based organizations (CBOs) and healthcare providers building a person centric model that integrates healthcare, social care, and behavioral health care. HWCLI is the lead entity for the HEALI Social Care Network. The SCN brings together social service and health care providers from across Nassau and Suffolk counties to provide enhanced healthcare equity through improvements in need identification, care coordination, integration, and provision of tailored funding.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Food is Medicine Director, Health Equity Alliance of Long Island

HWCLI/HEALI seeks an experienced, energetic, and equity-driven leader to build, implement, and manage HEALI’s Food is Medicine (FIM) program—a portfolio of food-based nutrition interventions delivered through nonprofit and for-profit providers across the HEALI network and supported by Community Health Workers, in coordination with healthcare partners. This role provides strategic leadership, technical expertise, training, and quality oversight to ensure high-impact, culturally responsive interventions that support disease management, prevention, and optimal health by connecting participants to nutritious foods. Develop and operationalize Food is Medicine program that leverages community developed Food is Medicine interventions, that may include medically tailored meals, clinically appropriate meals, nutrition counseling and food boxes.

Responsibilities include:

Strategy & Program Leadership

• Design, lead, and continuously improve HEALI’s FIM strategy and program portfolio, ensuring alignment with HEALI priorities and the evolving Food is Medicine landscape.
• Develop and operationalize Food is Medicine interventions, which may include medically tailored meals, medically supportive groceries, produce prescription programs, and nutrition education.
• Establish program standards, workflows, and implementation guidance to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across providers.

Network & Partnership Development

• Forge and sustain partnerships with community-based organizations, healthcare providers, and national stakeholders.
• Curate and mobilize HEALI’s provider network to inform strategy and accelerate impact in Food is Medicine and nutrition.
• Manage complex, multi-partner initiatives and multiple workstreams to achieve measurable outcomes.

Clinical Integration & Technical Assistance

• Collaborate with healthcare partners, including primary care providers, to integrate Food is Medicine services into care coordination pathways.
• Provide training and technical assistance to network providers and Community Health Workers.

Quality, Compliance & Performance Measurement

• Serve as subject matter expert overseeing compliance, quality assurance, and performance of Food is Medicine interventions.
• Develop and oversee quality improvement and outcome measurement processes, including equity-focused metrics.

External Representation & Thought Leadership

• Represent HEALI as a recognized leader in Food is Medicine and food policy initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

• Requires NYS Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (CDN) certification (or eligible to apply)
• ServSafe certification (or will obtain within first 30 days of hire)

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in nutrition, public health, healthcare, or social services programs.

• Experience with Food is Medicine, Medicaid-funded initiatives, or healthcare–community partnerships.
• Experience managing provider networks or multi-site programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong computer/technology skills include electronic health record, Microsoft Office-Suite, Outlook, and menu analysis software.
• Strong organizational and time management skills for coordinating and completing various monthly tasks.
• Strong writing and public speaking skills
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community with a track record of building authentic, constructive relationships with others.
• Team player who enjoys working both collaboratively and independently.
• Provides support for assigned Committees.
• Communicates in a positive manner both internally and externally to partners.
• Assists Team in a wide array of responsibilities from event planning to reports.
• Strong active listener and creative problem solver
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to tailor style to match audience
• Able to work collaboratively across an interdisciplinary team, managing multiple priorities
• Strong commitment to HEALI’s mission
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Commitment to improving health equity, access, and quality of care across Long Island

Benefits:

• Employer-paid health insurance for single individuals
• Retirement plan with Employer match after 1-year, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid time-off
• Hybrid work environment, ability to travel to office and local partners required
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic environment on a new state-wide initiative to improve health equity