Patient Meal Manager Registered Dietitian

Intermountain Health; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Wellness program

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a Registered Dietitian to lead the Patient Services within the hospital's Culinary Service department. The role oversees daily operations, implements best practices, ensures regulatory compliance, and drives cost-effective, high-quality meal service for patients.

Responsibilities include coordinating with nursing and clinical teams, leading HR activities, and maintaining food safety standards while monitoring patient satisfaction and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Service, Dietetics, Nutrition or Management; RD registered within 6 months of hire.
• ServSafe certification required by first day of work (Utah and Idaho).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a diverse team.
• Demonstrated strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily operations of patient meal services.
• Partners with nursing to educate and ensure guidelines are followed.
• Leads patient meal areas and trains in therapeutic diets per provider orders.
• Implements clinical best practices to deliver care cost-effectively.
• Provides value-based leadership to build high-functioning teams and operations.
• Oversees HR functions including hiring, training, mentoring, evaluating, and discipline.
• Ensures food safety standards and regulatory compliance.
• Monitors quality and satisfaction scores and plans improvements.
• Communicates nutrition expertise with healthcare providers.
• Collaborates with clinical team to address patient diet orders.

Skills

Food Service

People Management

Food Safety & Sanitation

Business

Computer Literacy

Interpersonal Communication

Financial Competence

Nutrition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Service, Dietetics, Nutrition or Management

Registered Dietitian (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration within 6 months of hire

Job description

Job Description

This position is responsible for all aspects of Patient Services within the Culinary Service department in the hospital. This role provides leadership and direction related to optimal provision of meals to patients and creating an exceptional experience. This position will oversee daily operations of this service line, implementing system-level best practice standards, organizing and managing quality initiatives, meeting regulatory compliance, managing caregiver productivity, cost-effective service delivery, and realizing customer expectations.

Posting Specifics

Pay Rate: Based on Experience

Shift Details: 40 hours / full time benefits

Registered Dietician

Essential Functions

• Manages daily operations of patient meal services


• Partners with nursing to meet patients' needs by doing education with nursing and ensuring we are following appropriate guidelines


• Leads patient meal areas and has a high level of competency and ability to train in therapeutic diets- coordinates with frontline caregivers to assure all diets are followed per provider orders.


• Implements established clinical best practices to deliver exceptional care and service at the appropriate cost.


• Provides value-based leadership to establish high functioning teams and operations in an accountable environment.


• Facilitates all human resources functions including hiring, training, mentoring, evaluating, conflict resolution, constructive discipline, and termination.


• Manages employees to ensure that food safety standards and regulatory guidelines are met.


• Monitors quality and satisfaction scores. In conjunction with the System-level Directors, develops and implements plans to achieve desired outcomes.


• Communicates nutrition expertise with appropriate healthcare providers.


• Working closely with the clinical team to assure that specific patient diet orders and concerns are addressed.

Skills

• Food Service


• People Management


• Food Safety and Sanitation


• Business


• Computer Literacy


• Interpersonal Communication


• Financial Competence


• Nutrition

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Service, Dietetics, Nutrition or Management; Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration within 6 months of hire.


• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required only in the states of Utah and Idaho).


• ServSafe certification obtained within 90 days of hire date if not current.


• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a diverse team.


• Demonstrated highly effective verbal, written, interpersonal, and communication skills.


• Experience using word processing, advanced or complex spreadsheet and database applications, internet and e-mail and scheduling applications, as well as computerized tracking systems.


• Demonstrated experience in quality improvement initiatives.


• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to work and navigate the complexities of hospital food service operations and therapeutic diets with multidisciplinary teams


• Experience using advanced or complex spreadsheet and database applications, nutrition services software, and computerized tracking systems.


• Demonstrated experience in quality and clinical improvement initiatives

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.


• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.


• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.


• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.


• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.


• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Location

Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City: Denver

Work State: Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$34.01 - $52.51

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

Information regarding remote or hybrid role

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflict