Director of Food and Nutrition Services

About the role

The Director of Food and Nutrition Services at Medical City Fort Worth leads, directs, and manages the operations and activities of the Food and Nutrition Services Department within assigned hospital and hospital department/campus locations. This role requires consistent, high-quality service in a sanitary environment while ensuring compliance with all relevant policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates existing systems and processes, initiates change and improvements, and makes suggestions to upper management
• Demonstrates knowledge and ensures compliance with all current policies, procedures and regulatory standards (TJC, OSHA, EEOC and others) within all food and nutritional services areas
• Consistently demonstrates the organization's commitment for and adherence to sound ethical business practices in accordance with the Corporate Integrity and Compliance Program, annual work plan and established policies and procedures
• Directs food production, ensures standardized recipes and production sheets, checks food for flavor, temperature and appearance on a regular basis
• Leads, directs and manages the daily operations of the Food and Nutrition Services Department encompassing all patient and non-patient food service, employee cafeteria, doctor’s dining room, catering and floor stock
• Prepares or directs preparation of department records as well as recurring and special reports and analyses indicating number and types of regular and therapeutic diets prepared, nutritional and caloric analyses of meals, food and labor costs, sanitation irregularities, menus, food production rates and so forth as required/requested
• Ensures full and timely compliance with staff development to include training and education, competency assessment and performance reviews
• Provides for a well-trained and competent staff through supervision and coordination in relation to all departmental activities
• Leads others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; provides meaningful coaching and mentoring to increase the capabilities of individuals and teams and drive employee engagement
• Directs the purchase of supplies, food, equipment and other supplies to meet the needs of assigned hospital and hospital/department campus
• Manages department productivity to assigned goals and objectives to maximize operational efficiency, optimum use of resources and cost minimization
• Manages costs to achieve Net Spend per APD goals and objectives
• Produces and manage Department Budget to include accurate and timely GL coding
• Manages and maximizes the compliance of HealthTrust contracted vendors

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• Minimum of five years’ experience in managing food or hospitality services
• Preferred Knowledge of hospital and healthcare financial metrics
• Preferred Registered Dietician (RD) or Licensed Dietician (LD), Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
• Preferred ANAB Approved Food Management Course or as required by state

Qualifications

• Required Knowledge of hospital and healthcare operations

Skills

• Strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Benefits

Medical City Fort Worth offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.