Nutrition Services Director

3 weeks ago


Trinidad, Colorado, United States MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Nutrition Services Director to lead our team in providing exceptional patient care and nutrition services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in nutrition and experience in managing a nutrition services department.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the nutritional care of patients, including conducting patient nutritional screenings and assessments, intervention and education in an inpatient and outpatient setting. They will also collaborate with the patient care team to identify patient risk factors and create diet/meal plans to tailor dietary services and improve patient outcomes.

The Nutrition Services Director will also be responsible for directing and planning the activities of the Nutrition Services Department, providing quality food service and nutrition care for the patient population, visitors, guests, hospital staff, physician teams, and administrators. They will establish and maintain policies and procedures of the department, provide administrative direction of menu formulation, food preparation and service, purchasing, sanitation standards, safety practices, and personnel utilization.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication, critical thinking, time management, and leadership skills. They will also be able to participate in PI/QA performance improvement activities and educate all staff members.

Key Responsibilities
  • Completes a comprehensive nutritional assessment on each patient upon admission.
  • Prepares individualized meal plans that consider the needs of the patient, including medical, nutritional, age, and other risk factors.
  • Monitors status and takes appropriate actions, including implementing interventions based on knowledge of the patient's current health.
  • Works with the patient's care team, completes/updates treatment plans, and reviews with the individual.
  • Provides individual nutritional counseling and education for patients and family, patient's caregivers in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Coordinates therapeutic/medical dietary orders with the hospitalist.
  • Coordinates with the Nutrition Services Supervisor to ensure special diet orders are ordered and implemented clearly and timely.
  • Oversees food service, including department personnel, ensuring quality and quantity of meal service to patients, staff, and visitors.
  • Maintains policies and procedures governing handling and storage of supplies, equipment, sanitation, recordkeeping, and compliance of reporting.
  • Manages personnel, including developing standards of performance, assigns responsibility, and accountability.
  • Reviews department performance and institutes changes in techniques or procedures to improve services, simplify work flow, assure compliance with regulatory requirements, and promotes more efficient operation of the Nutrition Services Department.


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