Program Manager - Food IS Medicine, Grant Funded
$90k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's, Master's, Associate's
Lewes, DE, USA
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in public health, Nutrition/Food Science, Community Health, Healthcare Administration, Project Management, or a related field is required, or an associate degree with additional directly related professional experience.
- Five or more years of progressively responsible experience managing nutrition programs, healthcare, public health, community-based, and/or grant-funded programs.
- Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives involving healthcare organizations, community partners, academic institutions, and other key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience managing project plans, budgets, contracts, deliverables, performance measures, and program reporting requirements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience facilitating meetings, presenting information, and preparing reports and other professional communications.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Strong program and project management skills, including planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of healthcare delivery systems, population health, care coordination, food insecurity, social drivers of health, and community-based services.
- Ability to collect, interpret, and present programmatic and outcome data.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and function effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Ability to manage multiple implementation workstreams simultaneously while maintaining compliance with grant timelines and deliverables.
- Ability to translate operational, clinical, and data requirements into actionable workflows and implementation plans.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day implementation, coordination, and operational oversight of the Southern Delaware Food Is Medicine initiative, ensuring compliance with approved grant deliverables, timelines, budgets, and reporting requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and monitor project workplans, implementation schedules, milestone tracking systems, risk mitigation plans, deliverable monitoring tools, and performance dashboards.
- Coordinate implementation activities among Beebe Healthcare, TidalHealth, La Red Health Center, Sussex County Health Coalition, Food Bank of Delaware, American College of Culinary Medicine, Center for Nutrition and Health Impact, Deloitte, and additional project partners.
- Collaborate with the State-designated Component A contractor to align technology infrastructure, payment strategies, workforce development, reporting systems, evaluation frameworks, and sustainability planning.
- Oversee implementation of Year 1 infrastructure-building activities and coordinate planning for Year 2 Food Is Medicine pilot implementation.
- Lead sustainability planning, including partner engagement, resource development, future infrastructure and funding strategies, philanthropic opportunities, and long-term operational planning.
- Coordinate American College of Culinary Medicine certification activities, including recruitment, enrollment, onboarding, participation monitoring, certification tracking, communications, and program completion.
- Support Culinary Medicine Leadership Cohort activities and Community Health Educator certification pathways for Community Health Workers and other interdisciplinary staff.
- Monitor workforce development goals, certification milestones, and training deliverables.
- Coordinate training logistics, educational resources, participant engagement activities, and communication among Certified Culinary Medicine Specialists, Registered Dietitians, Community Health Workers, and healthcare providers.
- Support development of future Train-the-Trainer programs and workforce expansion initiatives to increase Food Is Medicine capacity throughout Sussex County.
- Facilitate development of a regional network of Food Is Medicine champions, culinary medicine practitioners, healthcare providers, and community partners.
- Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Food Is Medicine screening, referral, care coordination, patient tracking, and consistent service delivery workflows across participating organizations.
- Coordinate Epic workflow design, patient identification processes, referral management systems, and operational activities with clinical, operational, and technology teams to integrate clinicians, Registered Dietitians, Community Health Workers, nutrition education services, and partner systems.
- Develop and maintain standardized screening tools, referral protocols, operational guidance documents, workflow maps, training materials, and implementation resources.
- Coordinate implementation of closed-loop referral systems connecting providers, Registered Dietitians, Community Health Workers, and community-based resources.
- Support development of secure data-sharing processes, reporting structures, and partner communication systems for care coordination and program evaluation.
- Collaborate with evaluation and technology partners to establish dashboards, data collection tools, and performance monitoring systems.
- Serve as the primary operational liaison among healthcare organizations, community-based organizations, food access partners, academic institutions, contractors, consultants, and State of Delaware stakeholders.
- Facilitate partner meetings, implementation workgroups, coalition activities, stakeholder communications, and follow-up on action items.
- Coordinate development and maintenance of community resource directories, referral networks, food access resources, nutrition support services, and outreach partnerships.
- Support Community Health Worker outreach and community engagement strategies across clinical, community, faith-based, and underserved population settings.
- Assist partners with implementation readiness activities, performance expectations, reporting requirements, and grant deliverables.
- Coordinate readiness activities for Registered Dietitian-led nutrition services, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition counseling, culinary medicine education, and integrated Food Is Medicine programming.
- Support development of participant eligibility criteria, enrollment pathways, referral procedures, clinical protocols, care coordination workflows, and implementation materials for future Food Is Medicine pilots.
- Coordinate pilot planning among healthcare, community, and academic partners to support implementation of future intervention models.
- Facilitate testing and refinement of referral workflows, participant engagement processes, communication strategies, and operational procedures before pilot launch.
- Monitor operational readiness milestones and ensure implementation activities remain aligned with grant requirements and approved timelines.
- Collaborate with program leadership to identify opportunities to expand and integrate additional Food Is Medicine services.
- Lead development and implementation of program performance measurement systems, dashboards, evaluation infrastructure, reporting processes, and continuous quality improvement activities.
- Coordinate evaluation governance, outcome measure development, data collection tools, reporting templates, survey instruments, and data-sharing agreements with partners and external evaluators.
- Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, annual, ad hoc, budget, milestone, sustainability, and program performance reports in accordance with Rural Health Transformation Program requirements.
- Monitor progress toward grant objectives, workforce targets, infrastructure milestones, and performance measures.
- Coordinate collection, validation, analysis, and presentation of programmatic, operational, and outcome data.
- Develop executive summaries, reports, presentations, and stakeholder updates for internal leadership, funders, and external partners.
- Facilitate continuous quality improvement using data-driven decision-making and performance monitoring processes.
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree in public health, Healthcare Administration, Nutrition, Population Health, Social Work, Community Health, Health Services Administration, or a related discipline.
- Experience implementing programs addressing food insecurity, social drivers of health, behavioral change, and rural health populations.
- Experience using Epic or other electronic health record systems, healthcare data platforms, population health reporting tools, closed-loop referral technologies, or project management software platforms.
- Experience coordinating and supporting certification programs, educational and professional development activities, training, events, and community engagement initiatives.
About the company
Beebe Healthcare is a health system that emphasizes practical nursing education and patient care in a variety of settings. Its nursing program follows a structured curriculum that progresses from basic to complex nursing care, integrating biological, behavioral, and social sciences to prepare graduates for entry-level practice. The program uses active learning and community resources, guided by Bloom’s Taxonomy and Maslow’s hierarchy, to develop independent judgment, critical thinking, and safe, high-quality care. Beebe Healthcare differentiates itself by linking education to real-world community needs, emphasizing ethical and professional accountability, patient advocacy, effective health teaching, and efficient use of resources. The company’s goal is to produce nursing graduates who can function as competent members of healthcare teams, deliver comprehensive care, and maintain professional standards in acute, long-term, and community-based settings.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lewes, Delaware
Founded
1916
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What believers are saying
- Beebe’s 2026 nursing class posted a 100% first-attempt NCLEX pass rate.
- Canopy rollout began July 28, 2026, improving staff safety across 1,500 frontline workers.
- Epic now enables MyChart scheduling, analytics, and care coordination across Beebe’s system.
What critics are saying
- Beebe cut 22 nonclinical jobs in August 2025 after reimbursement pressure and rising costs.
- February 2026 storm closures halted outpatient sites, exposing brittle operations during disruptions.
- Epic’s November 2025 rollout cost over $50 million, squeezing margins if utilization disappoints.
What makes Beebe Healthcare unique
- Beebe Healthcare runs Sussex County’s dominant local system with three campuses and deep community ties.
- Epic went live November 1, 2025, unifying records across Beebe’s network.
- Beebe acquired Cape Pharmacy October 31, 2024, strengthening outpatient medication control.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance