Director Food & Nutrition

Department: 11330 Support Operations Division - Food and Nutrition: Virginia Street

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: M-F

Pay Range: $59.00 - $88.50

Major Responsibilities

• Directly accountable to establish and execute upon strategic plan and leading enterprise-wide operational strategies.
• Develops, communicates, and executes all strategic innovative planning initiatives.
• Directly accountable for the development of standardized work processes, including the utilization of best practices driving systemization.
• Oversees new projects including construction and remodeling.
• Directs and executes regulatory agency standards/ initiatives- oversight of the food management, food safety process and clinical nutrition practices.
• Ensures a continuous improvement mindset in relation to Advocate Aurora food management/safety audit process.
• Directs and executes retention and recruiting initiatives for both FNS team members and managers, assuring all retention strategies are implemented and documented.
• Identifies and leads initiatives around the implementation of new products and services at sites.
• Leads the product compliance for patient and retail menu utilization across all sites operations from an inventory management and safety perspective.
• Establishes all efficiency targets for site operations and logistics.
• Accountable for Team Member and Customer satisfaction in regard to site operations.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, or Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Management, or Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field.

Experience Required

• Typically requires 7 years of experience in food service a large or multi-hospital setting or multi-regional enterprise operations.
• Includes 3 years of management experience in healthcare management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Solving complex problems using sophisticated analytical thought / judgement to identify innovative solutions.
• Advanced and expert level skills in food and nutrition programs, practices, hospitality, and customer service.
• Experience leading teams and complex projects with significant resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Ability in interpreting internal and external business challenges and recommends solutions/best practices to improve products, processes, and services.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to communicate difficult concepts, and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view.
• Experience in leading and facilitating group meetings and projects.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills- able to maintain a calm, professional demeanor under pressure exhibiting effective crisis management skills.
• Self-directed and independent in decision making.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, organizational abilities, priority management, and statistical analysis abilities.
• Ability to design and conduct educational programs and presentations.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

This position requires travel, therefore, will be exposed to weather and road conditions. Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. Exposed to a normal office environment.

Job Basis Statement

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You

• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

This is Transformation One shared purpose brought us together. Now, as one of the 10 largest not-for-profit, integrated health systems in the United States, our combined strength and stability drives us forward. Starting with You Caring for nearly 3 million people has inspired a transformation. One in which the patient’s experience guides our vision and empowers us to offer new possibilities in our communities.

Reshaping Access What is access? It’s offering more sites of care than any other health system in the Midwest. But there’s a new frontier. Access is exploring the latest technologies to deliver care to patients exactly where they are and exactly when they need it.

Inspiring Professionals With our dynamically inclusive workforce and strong connections to the places where we live and work, we’ll touch more lives and contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities.

Transforming Care We’re redefining the standard for care with world-class doctors and caregivers, innovative solutions, outstanding outcomes, and leading-edge research and clinical trials.

Combined, Advocate and Aurora are recognized for clinical excellence in: Cardiovascular Care Neurosciences Gynecology Oncology Pediatrics Primary Care Neurology Geriatrics Trauma Care.