Program Manager - Food Is Medicine (Grant Funded

Food Is Medicine Program Manager

Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:

• Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,000
• Paid Time Off
• Long Term Sick accrual
• Employer Contribution Plan
• Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
• Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
• College Bound 529 Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Beebe Pers via Work Advantage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

Position Summary

The Food Is Medicine (FIM) Program Manager is a grant-funded leadership position supported through Delaware's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). The Program Manager serves as the primary operational and implementation lead responsible for overseeing the development, coordination, execution, and continuous improvement of the Southern Delaware Food Is Medicine (SDFIM) infrastructure initiative, including workforce deployment, technology integration, culinary medicine capacity building, community-based interventions, care coordination systems, evaluation readiness, partnership management, and grant compliance.

Working closely with the Director of Community & Mobile Outreach, Food Is Medicine Registered Dietitian (RD), Community Health Workers (CHWs), healthcare providers, technology teams, community partners, academic institutions, contractors, and State of Delaware stakeholders, the Program Manager will lead implementation of the Food Is Medicine Infrastructure Initiative and establish the operational foundation necessary to support future Food Is Medicine pilot services and long-term sustainability throughout Sussex County.

The position is responsible for ensuring successful achievement of program milestones, deliverables, reporting requirements, workforce development goals, and evaluation readiness activities outlined within the RHTP Food Is Medicine initiative.

This is a grant-funded position. Employment is contingent upon the continued availability and renewal of grant funds.

Program Leadership, Infrastructure Development & Operational Oversight

• Lead all day-to-day implementation, coordination, and operational oversight activities associated with the SDFIM, ensuring compliance with approved grant deliverables, timelines, budgets, and reporting requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor comprehensive project workplans, implementation schedules, milestone tracking systems, risk mitigation plans, deliverable monitoring tools, and performance dashboards.
• Coordinate implementation activities among Beebe Healthcare, Tidal Health, La Red Health Center, Sussex County Health Coalition (SCHC), Food Bank of DE (FBD), American College of Culinary Medicine (ACCM), Center for Nutrition and Health Impact (CNHI), 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 activities.
• Oversee implementation of Year 1 infrastructure-building activities and coordinate planning for Year 2 Food Is Medicine pilot implementation.
• Lead sustainability planning efforts, including partner engagement, resource development, future infrastructure and funding strategies, philanthropic opportunities, and long-term operational planning.

Culinary Medicine Capacity Building & Education Coordination

• Coordinate all American College of Culinary Medicine (ACCM) certification activities, including recruitment, enrollment, onboarding, participation monitoring, certification tracking, communications, and program completion.
• Support implementation of Culinary Medicine Leadership Cohort activities and Community Health Educator certification pathways for Community Health Workers and other interdisciplinary staff.
• Monitor progress toward workforce development goals, certification milestones, and training deliverables.
• Coordinate training logistics, educational resources, participant engagement activities, and communication among Certified Culinary Medicine Specialists (CCMS), Registered Dietitians, CHWs, and healthcare providers.
• Support development of future Train-the-Trainer programs and workforce expansion initiatives designed 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.

Clinical Workflow, Epic Integration, & Care Coordination Infrastructure

• Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Food Is Medicine screening, referral, care coordination, patient tracking, and consistent service delivery workflows across…