JOB SUMMARY
Position: Manager, Food and Nutrition Services
Company: PHSA
Job Location: Coquitlam, BC
Job type: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: $96,429–$138,617 a year
Requisition: # 138153
WORK PERFORMED
- Develop a human resources plan for staff for both sites to ensure future staffing needs are met and determines the ongoing credentialing requirements for Food and Nutrition Services staff. Identify and articulate the strategic direction for professional development and ensures the implementation of approved strategies to achieve these goals. Develop nutrition services goals and objectives.
- Prepare, approve, administer, and monitor the Food and Nutrition operating budget of both sites. Develop and monitor financial and operating reports, annual reports and workload measurements. Monitor the utilization of Nutrition Services using a workload measurement tool.
- Oversee a quality monitoring system and provides information and support to programs regarding required changes in practices. Direct the implementation and evaluation of continuous quality improvement. Develop implements and evaluates the department’s business plans. Oversee service agreements between the Food and Nutrition Services Department and outside suppliers.
- Establish systems to ensure professional standards for quality and service delivery within Food and Nutrition Services. Participates with clinical dieticians to ensure clinical nutrition services practice guidelines and policies and procedures are adhered to. Ensure professional standards, practice guidelines and the code of ethics are understood, monitored and maintained. Monitor practice trends and makes recommendations on new skill requirements. Identify opportunities to promote and support innovations in practice. Identify resource requirements for continuing education and professional development.
- Maintain a system of policy development to ensure policies pertinent to Food and Nutrition Services are consistent with professional and practice guidelines and corporate policy. Maintain an awareness of legislation governing clinical practice.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related Health Sciences Administration from a recognized university.
- Completion of a Dietitian’s of Canada accredited Dietetic Internship.
- Seven years’ recent related experience in a complex health care or institution environment including a minimum of five years’ in a managerial or leadership capacity.
- Registrant of the College of Dietitians of British Columbia and member of the Dietitians of Canada.
