Dir Food Services-FT

Huntsville Hospital Health SystemHuntsville, AL
Onsite

About The Position

Plans and directs activities of the Food and Nutrition department providing quality food service and Nutrition care for the patient population, visitors, and hospital staff. Responsible for achieving positive results through leading, directing, coaching and counseling team members. Establishes departmental policies and procedures, ensures staff follows Hospital policies and procedures. Provides administrative direction of menu formulation, food preparation and service, purchasing, sanitation standards, safety practices and personnel utilization. Selects professional dietetic staff and directs departmental education programs. Coordinates interdepartmental professional activities, and acts as resource person to staff and management on matters pertaining to dietetics. Participates in CQI performance improvement activities and educates all staff members.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years experience in Healthcare Management with increasing degrees of responsibility attained
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to promote and foster highly effective teamwork
  • Strong customer service skills within the department
  • Ability to prepare and maintain annual department budget and goals

Nice To Haves

  • Masters degree in business or healthcare administration preferred
  • Hotel/Restaurant or Dietetics experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Plans and directs activities of the Food and Nutrition department
  • Provides quality food service and Nutrition care for the patient population, visitors, and hospital staff
  • Achieves positive results through leading, directing, coaching and counseling team members
  • Establishes departmental policies and procedures
  • Ensures staff follows Hospital policies and procedures
  • Provides administrative direction of menu formulation, food preparation and service, purchasing, sanitation standards, safety practices and personnel utilization
  • Selects professional dietetic staff
  • Directs departmental education programs
  • Coordinates interdepartmental professional activities
  • Acts as resource person to staff and management on matters pertaining to dietetics
  • Participates in CQI performance improvement activities
  • Educates all staff members

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • flexible spending
  • short term and long term disability
  • several retirement account options with 401K organization match
  • nurse residency program
  • tuition assistance
  • student loan reimbursement
  • On-site training and education opportunities
  • Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application
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