Dietary Manager

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

30d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Manager serves as steward of food and nutrition resources including food services and clinical dietetic services. They coordinate with staff throughout the organization to provide quality food service and quality dietetic services to patients, visitors, and staff; to promote the nutritional well-being of all. Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Requirements

Registered, Licensed Dietitian
Must have Food Protection Manager certification issued by accredited provider by 1st day worked
Prior food service management experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Self-directed
Detail oriented
Manage multiple projects
Ability to instruct and coach staff
Excellent customer service skills

Nice To Haves

Business computer program knowledge
Prior healthcare experience
Prior management/supervisor experience

Responsibilities

Assess/recommend FTE requirements based on scope of services, workload, and work processes.
Create and update job descriptions as needed.
Consult with supervisors regarding selection of staff.
Be a part of the interviewing process.
Participate in annual budgeting process with financial services.
Supervise all operations of department to maintain budget.
Meet organizational goals of benchmarking.
Create policies and procedures as needed.
Review and send for approval as required.
Assign responsibility for and review adherence to regulations.
Assign and participate as needed in planning patient, café, and catering menus to provide variety and affordable options to customers.
Collaborate with supervisory staff regarding recipes.
Collaborate with Registered Dietitians regarding nutrient analysis of patient menus.
Assign responsibility for and review adherence to set protocol for delivery of food to patients/customers.
Demonstrate excellent customer service.
Provide guidance regarding customer service expectations.
Work with employees to meet standards.
Respond to customer feedback either directly, by adjusting customer service policies accordingly or discussing matters with staff implicated in customer comments.
Assign responsibility for and review adherence to quality assurance standards.
Develop and implement quality and process improvement projects.
Hire licensed staff and check to make sure licensing is kept up to date on a yearly basis.
Ensure competence of clinical staff.
Order and review diet manual per policy.
All annual HealthStream modules 100% successfully completed.
Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
Demonstrates willingness and follows through with other duties requested.