Nutrition Services Coordinator

UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
Onsite

About The Position

This position supervises patient tray line and retail outlets including Tray Line Cooks, Cafeteria, C-Store and Catering efficiently. The coordinator ensures that staff renders excellent customer service and quality service. They also ensure that positions are filled when coworkers are off or sick and assume their position if needed or assigned. The role ensures AYR Guidelines are met (Delivery times 45 min., scanning of trays tickets 95% compliance, tickets are not holding longer than 25 minutes, etc.). The coordinator is responsible for coordinating all departmental payroll activities which includes time keeping, payroll reporting, and attendance log. They monitor all areas for compliance with standards for food safety (Date & Labeling, expiration dates, etc.) and sanitation and general safety, ensuring that tasks are completed as assigned and that staff are in complete uniform. The coordinator performs data entry for monthly tracking and ensures all items are scanned. They are responsible for financial reporting of end of month and productivity, and deliver late trays in a timely manner. The role trains and helps new staff members learn and perform job duties according to department standards and participates and completes all mandatory UT and Sodexo training. The coordinator is responsible for updating the Press Ganey board and monthly reports, ensuring the Department Goal of 95 for Press Ganey is attained. They supervise, motivate, reward, and direct employees as appropriate, ensuring that department policies, procedures and duties are followed.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • 1 year of food service experience required
  • Hospital setting experience preferred

Nice To Haves

  • Associate's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

  • Supervises patient tray line and retail outlets including Tray Line Cooks, Cafeteria, C-Store and Catering efficiently.
  • Ensure that staff renders excellent customer service and quality service.
  • Ensure that positions are filled when coworkers are off or sick and assume their position if needed to or assigned to.
  • Ensures AYR Guidelines are met (Delivery times 45 min., scanning of trays tickets 95% compliance, tickets are not holding longer than 25 minutes, etc.).
  • Coordinates all departmental payroll activities which includes time keeping, payroll reporting, attendance log.
  • Monitors all areas for compliance with standards for food safety (Date & Labeling, expiration dates, etc.) and sanitation and general safety, ensure that tasks are completed as assigned.
  • Ensure staff is in complete uniform. Pressed clean uniform, badge visible, skull cap, nonskid shoes, no jewelry, false or polished nails, no false lashes).
  • Performs data entry for monthly tracking.
  • Ensure all items are scanned. (Welcome Baskets, Catering, baby cupcakes, night pantry logs, nursing sign out sheets, etc.).
  • Financial reporting of end of month and productivity.
  • Delivers late trays in a timely manner.
  • Trains and helps new staff members learn and preform job duties according to department standards.
  • Participates and completes all mandatory UT and Sodexo training (FOSS, CARES, TOPS, MyLearning, Food Safety, Physical Safety, etc.).
  • Responsible for updating Press Ganey board, monthly reports (Rounding, tray Assessments, supplements etc.) Department Goal of 95 for Press Ganey is attained.
  • Supervises, motivates, rewards, and directs employees as appropriate, ensuring that department policies, procedures and duties are followed.

Benefits

  • PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
  • 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
  • Paid Time Off, available day one
  • Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
  • Paid Parental Leave Benefit
  • Wellness programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
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