SYSTEM EXECUTIVE CHEF - Catholic Health System - NY

Compass Healthcare; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Training

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is seeking a System Executive Chef to lead culinary strategy and operations across six acute care hospital accounts. This role focuses on high-quality patient dining, retail services, and large-scale events while driving cost controls and continuous improvement.

The position requires a culinary leadership background, financial acumen, and strong collaboration with hospital leadership to deliver exceptional dining experiences across multiple

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressive culinary leadership experience.
• Strong financial acumen with food cost controls, labor management, purchasing, and inventory optimization.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop diverse culinary teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of culinary trends, nutrition, food safety, sanitation, and hospitality excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic culinary leadership across six acute care hospital accounts, ensuring consistency in food quality, presentation, safety, and service standards.
• Develop and implement innovative menus for patient dining, retail operations, physician dining, executive catering, and special events.
• Partner with operational leaders to drive performance, guest satisfaction, and financial results across the system.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Executive Chefs, culinary managers, and frontline culinary teams to build a high-performing organization.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, safety, sanitation, and infection prevention standards within healthcare food service environments.
• Drive food cost management, purchasing efficiencies, inventory controls, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Champion culinary innovation, wellness-focused offerings, sustainability initiatives, and industry best practices.
• Analyze operational trends, performance metrics, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with clinical, nutrition, and hospital leadership teams to support patient-centered dining programs and enhance the overall dining experience.
• Support system-wide culinary training, succession planning, and talent development initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team development

Regulatory compliance

Education

Culinary degree

Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts or related field

Job description

Morrison Healthcare

Salary: 120,000 - 130,000 / year based on experience

Other Forms of Compensation: Flexible Paid Time Off, Benefits, 401K, Training

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. With more than 31,000 associates nationwide, Morrison uses the Power of Food to create personalized dining experiences for patients and in their cafés to advance the healing and healthful missions of its clients. Morrison has been serving some of the nation’s largest health systems for more than 70 years, and it leverages culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise to provide consistency and transform the healthcare experience. Since 2012, Morrison has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work and Training Magazine has named it a Top 125/APEX Award Training Organization. Morrison has more than 1,600 registered dietitians and 1,200 executive chefs, and serves more than 600M meals annually.

Job Summary

Working as a System Executive Chef offers the opportunity to lead culinary excellence across a large, multi-site healthcare system while collaborating with talented teams dedicated to delivering exceptional patient, retail, and catering experiences. This leadership role is responsible for driving culinary strategy, operational consistency, and innovation across six acute care hospital food service accounts with approximately $40 million in managed volume.

The System Executive Chef will provide oversight of all culinary operations, ensuring high standards of food quality, patient satisfaction, food safety, sanitation, and financial performance. This role will lead menu development, purchasing strategies, inventory management, food cost controls, and culinary talent development while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic culinary leadership across six acute care hospital accounts, ensuring consistency in food quality, presentation, safety, and service standards.
• Develop and implement innovative menus for patient dining, retail operations, physician dining, executive catering, and special events.
• Partner with operational leaders to drive performance, guest satisfaction, and financial results across the system.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Executive Chefs, culinary managers, and frontline culinary teams to build a high-performing organization.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, safety, sanitation, and infection prevention standards within healthcare food service environments.
• Drive food cost management, purchasing efficiencies, inventory controls, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Champion culinary innovation, wellness-focused offerings, sustainability initiatives, and industry best practices.
• Analyze operational trends, performance metrics, and customer feedback to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with clinical, nutrition, and hospital leadership teams to support patient-centered dining programs and enhance the overall dining experience.
• Support system-wide culinary training, succession planning, and talent development initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Culinary degree strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Food Service Management, Hospitality Management, or a related field preferred.
• Seven or more years of progressive culinary leadership experience, including multi-unit food service oversight.
• Healthcare, acute care, or hospital food service experience strongly preferred.
• Proven success leading large-scale culinary operations with significant managed volume and multiple locations.
• Experience overseeing patient dining, retail food service, catering, and special events programs.
• Strong financial acumen with expertise in food cost controls, labor management, purchasing, and inventory optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop diverse culinary teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of culinary trends, nutrition, food safety, sanitation, quality assurance, and hospitality excellence.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with executive leadership, clinical partners, clients, and associates.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and food service management systems.
• ServSafe® Certification required, or ability to obtain within a designated timeframe.

This position provides a unique opportunity to shape the culinary vision and operational success of a large healthcare system while influencing the dining experience for patients, visitors, and caregivers across multiple hospital locations.

Morrison Healthcare is a member of Compass Group USA

Associates At Morrison Healthcare Are Offered Many Fantastic Benefits.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.

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Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

AMY S MILLER