Healthcare Dining Systems Director — Relocation & Bonus

Compass Healthcare; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Potential

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

We are seeking a Systems Director of Dining Services to provide strategic leadership across food service operations within a healthcare system.

The role involves managing patient care, non-patient services such as retail and catering, and ensuring quality, sanitation, and financial performance across sites. Strong leadership, budgeting, and clinical dining expertise are essential for success in this full-time, salaried position.

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

Education

B.S. in Food Services Technology/Management

A.A. Degree + seven years related experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are seeking a Systems Director of Dining Services to provide strategic leadership across food service operations within a healthcare system.

The role involves managing patient care, non-patient services such as retail and catering, and ensuring quality, sanitation, and financial performance across sites. Strong leadership, budgeting, and clinical dining expertise are essential for success in this full-time, salaried position.