Nutrition Services Operations Manager

Nutrition Services Operations Manager AdventHealth South Overland Park

Location Address: 7840 W 165th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

• Received Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019
• Providing faith-based, whole person care to Kansas City since 1962
• Excellent health benefits, an onsite child care center and fitness facility  
• Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education
• Employee Referral Program
• Largest health care provider in Johnson County with three campuses

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Plans, coordinates, and manages food service activities relating to ordering, receiving, storage, and dispensing of food, enteral products, and other dietary supplies.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills while collaborating with physicians, administration, and team members to promote the vision of quality patient care/services.
• Interviews, hires, trains, develops, and evaluates performance expectations of food service team members while fostering an environment of development and growth.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of job routines and position job descriptions.
• Oversees enforcement of department, facility, and organizational policies and guidelines.
• Provides ongoing training, oversight and enforcement of quality issues relating to state, federal, and regulatory standards, including, but not limited to HACCP, Sanitation and Safety, temperature logs.
• Provides training and ensures adherence to AdventHealth Standards.
• Participates in selecting outside sources of needed services and serves as a liaison between vendors and catering contracts to ensure Adventist, sanitation, and quality guidelines are met.
• Participates on committees/councils/task forces as assigned.
• Facilitates meetings and projects effectively and in a timely manner.
• Maximizes productivity through development and maintenance of staffing plans appropriate to level of service provided, utilizing benchmarking, and best practice standards.
• Participates in annual budget development and adheres to budget guidelines.
• Provides input on equipment and supplies purchases necessary to the delivery of care/services.
• Organizes and prioritizes work assignment and demonstrates flexibility to accommodate the following:  daily staffing and management plans, changing work environment, high acuity, high census, and/or sudden emergencies to meet unit/organization needs.
• Creates new recipes that focus on healthy cuisines; trains and teaches staff to execute the recipes following standard guidelines. Routinely checks food for quality, taste, appearance, and freshness; takes corrective action when needed.
• Leads and supports Nutrition Services department development with culinary initiatives while identifying current culinary market trends.
• Reviews menu offerings routinely and makes changes based on product availability, popularity of items, and profitability analysis.
• Superuser of hospital nutrition software and leads team in implementing system changes as needed to maintain department operations.
• Trains and holds staff accountable for the standards and principles of quality, service, cleanliness, sanitation, and safety; monitors food and equipment temperatures; performs daily inspections of work areas.
• Engages in professional growth and development opportunities; instills in the team the desire for learning.