Director, Food and Nutrition

Hawaii Pacific Health • Aiea, HI

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About The Position

With 118 beds and more than 400 physicians on its medical staff, Pali Momi Medical Center offers a full range of services for the communities of Central and West O'ahu. The hospital has delivered many medical firsts for the community, including Central and West O'ahu's only interventional cardiac catheterization unit to detect and treat heart disease, a fully integrated minimally invasive surgical suite, a comprehensive women's center, CT scan and MRI services, and the state's first retina center. Pali Momi is the only facility in Hawai'i that uses a team triage approach in its emergency room, where patients are promptly evaluated by an emergency physician. The Food and Nutrition Services department provides quality nutritious meals to patients, visitors and staff while educating on the importance of healthy eating habits. It also works with medical staff to ensure accurate diet modifications for patients as needed. The department is responsible for performing a variety of general preparation and food service activities, including tray assembly and delivery, working in the cafeteria, cashiering, ware washing, assisting with pantry functions, nourishment activities and catering. As the Director, you are responsible for directing, planning, organizing, and developing the overall operations of the Food and Nutrition Services department to ensure the provision of quality food service, nutritional care, and dietary support services for patients and other patrons. In this role, you will provide nutritional and administrative guidance to the operations of the department and oversee the activities of the Dietitian in providing inpatient nutritional assessments, development of care plans, patient education, outpatient services (medical nutrition therapy), and bariatric counseling.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Service, Food Science or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Five (5) years of experience in managing, developing, implementing food service programs, and/or providing clinical expertise in the application of medical nutrition therapies and cultural sensitivity in a health care setting.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• Current Registered Dietitian certification through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Responsibilities

• Directing, planning, organizing, and developing the overall operations of the Food and Nutrition Services department to ensure the provision of quality food service, nutritional care, and dietary support services for patients and other patrons.
• Provide nutritional and administrative guidance to the operations of the department
• Oversee the activities of the Dietitian in providing inpatient nutritional assessments, development of care plans, patient education, outpatient services (medical nutrition therapy), and bariatric counseling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees