Director - Food & Nutrition Services

Baxter Health; Mountain Home (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baxter Health is seeking a Director of Food and Nutrition Services to lead and manage all FNS staff. The role requires ensuring work quality, regulatory compliance, and alignment with the organization’s mission and values across the department.

The position emphasizes collaboration with leadership to implement best practices, oversee budgets, and maintain service excellence in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate Degree in Business, Management or Nutrition.
• Experience: Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in the food nutrition services field, supervisory preferred.
• Certification: Arkansas Registered Dietitian or CDM/CFPP; ServSafe Manager.
• Other: Proficient with MS Office, Cerner EMR, GemServ Diet, and budget/contract negotiation; strong customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision and direction for all Food and Nutrition Services employees.
• Assign, oversee and inspect work quality and activities to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations and organizational guidelines.
• Model the organization’s mission, vision, purpose and values in daily work.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Regulatory compliance

Budget management

Customer service

Interprofessional collaboration

Contract negotiation

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate Degree in Business, Management or Nutrition

Tools

Cerner EMR

GemServ Diet

Microsoft Office

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Director of Food and Nutrition Services provides leadership, supervision and direction for all Food and Nutrition Services employees. This position is responsible for assigning, overseeing and inspecting the work quality and activities of assigned employees while ensuring compliance with all state and federal regulations and organizational guidelines. The Director of Food and Nutrition Services serves as a role model for all employees by promoting and upholding the organization’s mission, vision, purpose and values.

BAXTER HEALTH COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

Understands and adheres to Baxter Health standards as they appear in Dynamic Health and Healthstream Policy Manager.

Required to work with the VP of Ancillary Services regularly to carryout, initiate and/or implement best practices for the Baxter Health Food & Nutrition Services Department.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: Associate Degree in Business, Management or Nutrition

Experience: Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in the food nutrition services field, either in a hospital or institutional setting. Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Certification: Active Arkansas Registered Dietitian license in good standing or an Active professionally qualified Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional (CDM, CFPP) in good standing. Active Certified ServSafe Manager.

Other: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Cerner Electronic Medical Record, GemServ Diet office software, and web-based software, operating budgets and contract negotiation skills. Strong customer/patient service orientation with a high sense of urgency. Ability to work in a fast paced, service oriented environment. Effective judgment and decision-making ability. Effective collaboration skills; performing comfortably in group settings and interprofessional teams.

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree

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Safety Sensitive Designation:

This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without an accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to perform the following: Must have the ability to read and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to solve problems and make decisions. Spend eight (8) hours or more in front of computer, monitor or similar screen utilizing keyboard and/or mouse, daily. Ability to stand and walk, bend, squat, and twist, and occasionally lifts up to 20 pounds with proper body mechanics. Must have a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity with or without correction. Must be able to handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure.

Work Environment

Office setting, within a hospital environment

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a position in a hospital setting which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Flexible work schedule, 5 days a week, Monday – Friday, 8-hour shifts.