Food Service Director

Aramark • Philadelphia, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Aramark Healthcare+ is seeking candidates for a Food Service Director position. This Food Service Director position will focus on patient services. Plans, administers and directs all unit activities related to patient food service operations, including Aramark Healthcare+ and client financial accountability, and compliance with the standards established by Aramark Healthcare+, regulatory agencies and client. Directs the patient feeding process, quality assurance and drives patient satisfaction scores and nursing relationships. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other departments to provide a unified food service experience for patients, residents, visitors and employees.

Requirements

• Requires 3-5 years of food service management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Healthcare Food Service experience required.
• Must be a self starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience managing, motivating and engaging a large workforce.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs required.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer services and organizational skills required.

Nice To Haves

• A college education in Nutrition or Dietetics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and executing consistent nutrition and patient communications and strategies and serve as a nutrition/patient resource across a multi-site component or highly complex healthcare facility.
• Create and manage a network of thought leaders to support nutrition issues and strategies across the component.
• Manage and control resources and materials to ensure quality, adequacy of supply, and cost control within budgetary guidelines.
• Directs patient food service activities, complying with established standards inc. the patient feeding program and delivery of trays to patient units.
• Leads patient service managers, supervisors and staff to ensure meals are properly prepared and delivered to patients
• Owns the 'Adopt a Floor' program and ensures rounding is conducted on patients/departments
• Oversees the diet office and the service ambassador program
• Records safety and sanitation compliance

What This Job Offers

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