LEAD Food Services Associate

About the Role

As a Food & Nutrition Services Lead at Timpanogos Regional Hospital, you will be both a nutrition professional and a caregiver, providing delicious and nutritious meals for patients, staff, and others. You will join a hard-working and compassionate team vital to the day-to-day functions of our hospital.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) staff and supervise day-to-day operations in the cafeteria.
• Assign functions based on patient, public, and hospital staff needs and resource availability, ensuring department work supports all hospital dietary needs.
• Check the patient tray line for diet accuracy and final delivery.
• Monitor the accuracy of cafeteria money and cash registers.
• Function as a food services staff member while coordinating and ensuring specific work goals and deadlines are met.
• Coordinate staff schedules and cleaning project task schedules to maintain quality service and a sanitary environment.
• Plan and improvise patient menus to meet specific dietary needs in compliance with dietitian recommendations.
• Receive and examine food and supplies to ensure quality and quantities meet established standards.
• Assist department management with Human Resource duties, including hiring, evaluation, promotion, and disciplining staff.
• Coordinate in-service meetings for FNS staff.
• Maintain positive working relationships with staff and model excellent customer relations.

Requirements

• Food Handlers/Safety or Food Protection Manager certification must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date.
• Food service experience and supervisory experience required.
• Experience in catering, preparing, serving, and nutrition/restrictive diets.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills.
• Must pass a background check and drug screening.

Benefits

Timpanogos Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. Available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs: paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources: 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.
• Education support: tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits: fertility and family building support, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

Timpanogos Regional Hospital is a full-service 122-plus bed hospital serving Utah County since 1998. As the county’s only Top 100 hospital, we offer the latest advances in life-saving technology with the compassion and personalized care of a community hospital. Our team of over 900 physicians, medical staff, and volunteers cares for over 30,000 patients per year.

Located in Orem, Utah, the hospital is surrounded by family-friendly attractions and outdoor adventures. We are part of the HCA Healthcare network, which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the country, offering opportunities for travel and relocation.