Director of Dining Services, Healthcare Systems

Compass Healthcare; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, seeks a Systems Director of Dining Services to provide strategic leadership across food service operations within a healthcare system. This full-time role oversees patient care, retail, cafeteria, and catering across multiple sites, driving quality, cost efficiency, and client satisfaction.

The position requires extensive hospital foodservice management experience, strong leadership, and solid budgeting and P&L skills.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Food Services Technology/Management or related field; or A.A. Degree plus seven years of directly related experience preferred
• Minimum of seven plus years of hospital or adult home/care experience preferred, depending upon formal degree or training
• Previous experience in foodservice management operations of multi-unit acute care hospitals highly desirable
• Nine plus years of direct foodservice operational management experience with inventory and purchasing knowledge and control
• Strong knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
• Previous P&L accountability or contract-managed service experience is desirable
• Strong supervisory, leadership, management and coaching skills
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate on various levels to include management, client, customer and associate levels
• Excellent financial, budgetary, accounting and computational skills
• Proficient computer skills to include: various computer programs, Microsoft Office programs, e‑mail and the Internet
• ServSafe Certified
• Certified Dietary Manager certificate or Registered Dietitian preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensures client, customer service/satisfaction with efficient cost effective management meeting and exceeding stated expectations at all sites
• Manages all foodservice-related activities, including patient care, non-patient care (retail, cafeteria, catering etc), quality improvement, sanitation, infection control, and all hospital-related activities at all sites
• Oversees systems and processes to ensure the strategic and operational objectives of the client for the system are met
• Visits patients on an assigned nursing unit or area and helps ensure that every patient is visited by a member of the management or professional team at least once during their hospital stay.
• Leads team of Directors within the system
• Manages system budget
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

P&L accountability

Hospitals experience

Foodservice knowledge

Cost controls

Supervisory skills

Quality improvement

ServSafe Certified

Education

B.S. in Food Services Technology/Management

A.A. Degree + seven years related experience

Certified Dietary Manager or Registered Dietitian preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, seeks a Systems Director of Dining Services to provide strategic leadership across food service operations within a healthcare system. This full-time role oversees patient care, retail, cafeteria, and catering across multiple sites, driving quality, cost efficiency, and client satisfaction.

The position requires extensive hospital foodservice management experience, strong leadership, and solid budgeting and P&L skills.