Nutrition Lead

Cottage Health; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health in Santa Barbara is seeking a Nutrition Lead for the SBCH Nutrition department, responsible for providing service excellence to patients and guests in meal selection across Room Service, Cafeteria, Deli, Catering, and Coffee Cart. You will support development and oversight of staff in the Nutrition Department including Room Service, Call Center, and retail outlets.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition (preferred), Servsafe Manager certification, and MS

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or health-related field.
• Minimum: Servsafe Manager Certificate within 6 months of hire or transfer.
• Preferred: Diet Technician Registered (DTR) or CDM certification.
• Minimum: Basic MS Word, Excel, Outlook skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Nutrition Department including Room Service, Call Center and retail outlets.
• Provide staff development and oversight for Room Service and related units.
• Support in service excellence and patient/guest meal selections.

Skills

Healthcare food service

Staff development

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Nutrition software (Computrition)

Job description

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks a Nutrition Leadfor their SBCH Nutrition department responsible forproviding service excellence to patients and guests in the selection of meals through Room Service, Cafeteria, Deli, Catering, and Coffee Cart. Support in the continued development and oversight of staff in the Nutrition Department including but not limited to Room Service, Call Center, and retail outlets.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or any Health Related Field.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Minimum: Servsafe Manager Certificate within 6 months of hire or transfer.
• Preferred: Diet Technician Registered (DTR) or Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) Certification.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum: Basic skills in MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Preferred:Experience with Nutrition related software (i.e. Computrition).

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Minimum: One (1) year Healthcare food service experience; or two (2) years food service Supervisory experience.
• Preferred: Five (5) or more years Healthcare food service experience.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

*Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards .

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