Clinical Nutrition Manager: Health Systems Leader

North Mississippi Health Services; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo, MS seeks a senior dietary operations leader to advance strategies, oversee central kitchen lines, and manage patient and retail services across multiple facilities. This role partners with the Director, leads multi-disciplinary improvement teams, develops quality indicators, monitors patient and staff satisfaction, and ensures regulatory compliance.

A strong focus on budgeting and staff development supports continuous improvement and high standards of

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Strategic planning

Quality metrics

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting

Interpersonal skills

Process improvement

Job description

North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo, MS seeks a senior dietary operations leader to advance strategies, oversee central kitchen lines, and manage patient and retail services across multiple facilities. This role partners with the Director, leads multi-disciplinary improvement teams, develops quality indicators, monitors patient and staff satisfaction, and ensures regulatory compliance.

A strong focus on budgeting and staff development supports continuous improvement and high standards of