Manager Food-Nutrition Services

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Manager of Food and Nutrition Services at CHI, you will be responsible for maintaining and administering established department operational systems, providing for the operational needs of staff, and contributing to the development of new operational systems as an active member of the management team. Lead designated Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) team members and ensure service excellence is provided and quality initiatives are maintained.

• Directs all patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, etc.) and provides for the operational needs of these positions. Maintains regulatory compliance (including TJC, CMS, state specific Department of Health, etc.) and infection control practices.
• Maintains communication with patients, staff, and customers regarding the level of services they receive from FNS staff, and promotes patient satisfaction. This data is relayed to the management team and/or staff whenever necessary.
• Maintains adequate staffing for daily needs reflecting cost efficiency. Assigns staff and workload, respecting changing priorities in daily operations. Recruits, hires and manages performance of staff.
• Actively collaborates in the process of menu development for patient, cafeteria, and catering services. Assists with managing facility diet manual, as well as patient diet and nutritional analysis compliance with the diet manual. Participates in hospital committees as indicated by the department policies and procedures (i.e. MEC, Quality, and P&T committees).
• Conducts frequent patient rounding and visitations.
• Conducts job shadowing audits to assess efficacy of training programs. Provides coaching if service standards are not met.

This role does include some travel between Dickinson and Williston as the leader at both faculties but the schedule can be set at each location. Travel between the two sites is covered by the company.

• Minimum of two (2) years of leadership experience.

• Registered Dietitian or Certified Dietary Manager within 24 months
• Serv Safe Food Protection Manager upon hire
• Serv Safe Allergen (Serv Safe Gen) within 60 days
• FHP – within 30 days or state requirement

• Bachelor's/Associate degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Culinary or related field; or Three (3) years of equivalent combination of education and food service-related experience in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree.

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson, part of Common Spirit Health, a national nonprofit health system based in Englewood, Colorado. The faith-based system operates in 18 states and includes 103 hospitals. Additional services offered within the system are: long‑term care, assisted and residential living communities, community health services organizations, home health agencies, and numerous outpatient facilities.

$29.51 - $43.89 /hour

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Hospitals and Health Care