Director of Food and Nutrition

Director of Food and Nutrition for a flagship regional hospital This Jobot Job is hosted by: Sherwin Souzankari Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $90,000 - $160,000 per year A bit about us: We're a nationwide healthcare provider with over 50 hospitals and 50,000 employees. We focus on revitalizing hospitals that have the potential to serve their communities more than they currently do. Why join us? Growing company Great benefits Competitive compensation Job Details The Director of Food & Nutrition Services oversees the food safety and nutritional care functions of the Food & Nutrition Services Department to ensure full compliance with federal, state, and other regulatory agencies. This role ensures efficient department operations while prioritizing food safety, nutritional adequacy, and high-quality patient nutritional care. The Director is responsible for the development, implementation, and enforcement of policies and procedures guiding clinical services, food preparation, distribution and service, purchasing, sanitation, safety practices, performance improvement, and staff education and development. Responsibilities Provide leadership over food safety and nutritional care operations to ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and regulatory standards. Ensure efficient food preparation and service operations while maintaining food safety standards, nutritional adequacy, and appropriate patient nutritional care. Develop, implement, and enforce departmental policies and procedures that direct: Clinical nutrition services and patient nutrition care processes Food preparation, production, distribution, and service standards Purchasing and inventory practices aligned with quality and regulatory expectations Sanitation protocols, safety practices, and department-wide compliance standards Performance improvement initiatives, audits, and corrective action plans Staff education, training, and competency development Monitor department performance and implement continuous improvement efforts to drive consistency, quality, and survey readiness. Partner with interdisciplinary stakeholders (nursing, physicians, administration, quality, infection prevention, etc.) to support patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes related to nutrition services. Requirements Registered Dietitian (RD) required (CMS). Bachelors degree in Food & Nutrition or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience. Two (2) years of experience in nutrition and food service management preferred. Must have supervisory experience Current Food Safety Certification from an accredited organization, with the ability to maintain certification in good standing. Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobots policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy