Canteen Chief-Registered Dietitian - Poplar Bluff MO

Registered Dietitian

Join Our Team & Receive a $5,000 Recruitment Bonus This position is only open to Registered Dietitians.

DUTIES:

Primary duties include:

Serving as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.

Collaborating with the clinical nutrition staff, bridging the work of Patient Dining Services with the nutritional care plans for Veterans.

Coordinating policies and procedures with clinical nutrition management, nursing, and other services as applicable.

Monitoring compliance with regulatory standards, policies, and procedures while overseeing the technology used for meal production, meal service, and temperature control.

Completing internal audits of food service and production, as well as routine kitchen inspections. Implement and manage any plan to address and resolve deficiencies.

Evaluating food operations to ensure proper allocation of resources and ensuring budgetary requirements are met.

Responsible for a full range of personnel management, administrative controls, and all processes related to the canteen and patient dining operations.

Responsible for attaining financial goals and implementing program objectives as established by VCSCO and the Region Director.

Managing VHA-supported software programs and/or commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) to support the effective management of food operations and patient meal services.

Developing and maintaining training and reference materials for the nutrition and food service staff.

Coordinating all aspects of training related to computer systems, menus, and informatics for NFS employees.