Manager- Clinical Nutrition

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates'  True North  is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

Department:  Food and Nutrition Hospital

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Job Description:

The Manager of Clinical Nutrition at North Mississippi Health Services plays a critical role in overseeing and enhancing the Food & Nutrition Services department. This includes managing the central kitchen facility, patient and retail operations, and providing consultation to affiliate/community hospital food service management teams. As a manager of people, this role is responsible for supervising a team and optimizing operations within a designated department or area, ensuring productivity and effective team management.

• Plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates short and long-term strategies to meet the organization’s needs.
• Manages operations of central kitchen facility providing products throughout NMHS.
• Manages patient and retail operations at Women’s, Behavioral Health, & Baldwyn Nursing Facilities.
• Assist Director in serving as a consultant to affiliate/community hospital’s food service management teams.
• Plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates quality indicators on services provided to customers.
• Develops metrics to drive operational efficiencies while enhancing staff and patient satisfaction.
• Provides positive leadership and direction to staff ensuring safe, cost-effective, and quality food services.
• Continuously monitor patient and employee satisfaction and employee retention.
• Ensure department compliance with all local, state, federal, and other legal/regulatory agencies.
• Assists in preparing annual budget and monthly statistical reports.
• Maintain confidential and legal department data.
• Ensure the delivery of highest standard of care specific to patient condition/need.
• Attends and provides continuing education in-services.
• Accountable for managing and evaluating work performance of assigned employees/areas.
• In absence of Director, will fulfill duties and responsibilities of that role.
• Facilitates multi-disciplinary process improvement teams for root cause analysis investigations.
• Lead the development and implementation of a dietary performance improvement plan that provides measurable benefits to the department.
• Contribute ideas and suggestions for improvement opportunities that will enhance the department and ensure continual, positive relationships with internal customers.
• Monitor, observe, review and evaluate the performance and competencies of assigned direct reports.

• Demonstrates knowledge of nutrition care throughout the life cycle
• Knowledge of nutrition and menu planning and health/food safety requirements
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office products, budgeting personnel management and strategic planning
• Ability to instruct staff in food service processes and procedures
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and good organization skills
• Strong food safety and customer service focus
• Ability to work independently while balancing and planning a variety of tasks for self and staff
• Prioritizes and organizes tasks of assigned managers and staff
• Directs staff to ensure positive and productive work atmosphere
• Provide positive, effective guidance and communication to the affiliate hospital’s Food Service teams
• Manages the development and implementation of action plans to improve the department’s functions
• Interacts daily with administrators, department managers, other employees and outside parties
• Must possess the ability to work well with groups or provide individualized…