What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nutrition manager position at Kaiser Permanente?
Job Summary :
Responsible for on-site management of patient and / or staff food services, cafeteria, coffee cart, and vending service contracts, and clinical nutrition care services and programs.
Essential Responsibilities :
- Ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations and The Joint Commission requirements.
- Oversight and management of sanitation and HACCP.
- Quality assurance and performance improvement oversight of food and clinical nutrition program to ensure local, state and federal regulation compliance
- Directs clinical nutrition care program.
- Conduct inspections / audits for food service contracts to ensure high quality food and service performance standards are met.
- Direct and conduct quality assurance audits.
- Management and oversight clinical nutrition care program.
- Oversees procurement of food and items necessary for day to day operations.
- Establishes enteral formulary.
- Oversight and management of Food and Clinical Nutrition Services personnel including Food Service Supervisors, Food and Clinical Service Supervisor, Nutrition Partners and Registered Dietitians to include performance evaluation and competencies and scheduling oversight.
- Identifies staff development and training needs and ensures that training is obtained.
- Oversight and management of Food and Clinical Nutrition Services personnel.
- Oversight and management of Food,Clinical Nutrition and Room Service Operation.
- Evaluates and verifies food and clinical nutrition employee performance and competency.
- Identifies staff development and training needs and ensures that training is obtained.
- Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing including presentation of food in an acceptable manner, following recipes and according to established standards.
- Participates in menu and recipe development including food and product evaluation.
- Policy and procedure development for the food and clinical nutrition program
- Assist in developing, implementing and maintaining Clinical Nutrition Care Standards.
- Provides input and oversight of clinical nutrition and food service budgets. Monitors budget plan and day to day fiscal procurement.
- Implements and monitors budget plans for areas of responsibility.
- Oversight, development and management of disaster plan in accordance to the facility Disaster / Emergency Plan.
- Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.
Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
Basic Qualifications :
Experience
Minimum of two (2) years of food service or clinical experience within the last three (3) years in a healthcare setting.
Education
Bachelors degree in food and / or nutrition science.
License, Certification, Registration
Commission on Dietetic Registration
Additional Requirements :
- Demonstrated knowledge of the American Dietetic Association and American Society for Parental and Enternal Nutrition standards.
- Demonstrated communication, interpersonal and customer service skills required.
- Must be able to work in a Labor / Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Supervisory / management experience preferred.
- Master's Degree Preferred.
- Pediatric / NICU experience preferred.
COMPANY : KAISER
TITLE : Manager Nutrition Services
LOCATION : Roseville, California
REQNUMBER : 1305948
External hires must pass a background check / drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and / or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
Last updated : 2024-09-26
