Director Food Nutrition Services - Yonkers, United States - St. Johns Riverside Hospital

Description

The Director of Food & Nutrition is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the hospital's food and nutrition services, ensuring high-quality nutritional care for patients, visitors, and staff.

This leadership role involves strategic planning, budget management, team supervision, adherence to regulatory standards, infection control, and assuming full responsibility of the clinical sector of the department in the absence of the Medical Nutrition Manager.

Responsible for development and implementation of nutrition-related policies and procedures to meet the dietary needs of patients, including therapeutic diets for various medical conditions, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Leads and manages a team of registered dietitians, food service managers, chefs, and support staff, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations in delivering therapeutic diets effectively, as well as managing nutritional offerings in hospital-managed cafeterias, catering and vending machine services.