Admin Director - Food & Nutrition
Apply NowCompany: Harris Health System
Location: Houston, TX 77084
Description:
About Us
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Job Profile
JOB SUMMARY: Provide strategic and tactical leadership to create a work environment that encourages creative implementation of evidenced-based clinical nutritional care, legendary patient and customer service and a culture of operational excellence that reinforces the mission and vision of the organization. Direct oversight of in/outpatient clinical care, retail and operational areas to ensure the delivery of comprehensive high quality hospital-based medical care that meet and/or exceed the standards of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), The Houston Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Consumer Health Service's, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the Texas Department of Health (TDH), College of American Pathologist (CAP), the American College of Surgeons (Trauma Center Accreditation), as well as all other relevant accreditation, regulatory agencies and licensure bodies
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Specialized Training/Licensure: Master's Degree in Nutrition, Business, or Health-related Field. Licensed Dietitian (State of Texas) and Registered Dietitian (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
Work Experience (Years and Area): Seven (7) years in the Food & Nutrition Services Industry; healthcare provider experience preferred.
Management Experience (Years and Area): Five (5) years Progressive leadership in Food & Nutrition Services, Clinical Leadership and/or Retail Hospitality
Equipment Operated: Computer
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact); Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking); Writing /Composing: Correspondence / Reports
Other Skills: Analytical; Mathematics; Medical Terms; Statistical; P.C.; MS Word; MS Excel
Work Schedule: Flexible
Other Requirements: Food Service Manager's Certification required within 2 months of hire
Benefits and EEOC
Harris Health System's benefits program is designed to provide you with more flexibility and choices in meeting your specific needs. Harris Health System's benefits program allows you to protect your income in case of illness, death and disability, and to help you save for retirement.
It is the policy of Harris Health System to provide equal opportunity for all applicants for employment regardless of political affiliation, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religious creed or disability. Applicants may request any reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application process.
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Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Job Profile
JOB SUMMARY: Provide strategic and tactical leadership to create a work environment that encourages creative implementation of evidenced-based clinical nutritional care, legendary patient and customer service and a culture of operational excellence that reinforces the mission and vision of the organization. Direct oversight of in/outpatient clinical care, retail and operational areas to ensure the delivery of comprehensive high quality hospital-based medical care that meet and/or exceed the standards of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), The Houston Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Consumer Health Service's, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the Texas Department of Health (TDH), College of American Pathologist (CAP), the American College of Surgeons (Trauma Center Accreditation), as well as all other relevant accreditation, regulatory agencies and licensure bodies
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Specialized Training/Licensure: Master's Degree in Nutrition, Business, or Health-related Field. Licensed Dietitian (State of Texas) and Registered Dietitian (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
Work Experience (Years and Area): Seven (7) years in the Food & Nutrition Services Industry; healthcare provider experience preferred.
Management Experience (Years and Area): Five (5) years Progressive leadership in Food & Nutrition Services, Clinical Leadership and/or Retail Hospitality
Equipment Operated: Computer
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact); Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking); Writing /Composing: Correspondence / Reports
Other Skills: Analytical; Mathematics; Medical Terms; Statistical; P.C.; MS Word; MS Excel
Work Schedule: Flexible
Other Requirements: Food Service Manager's Certification required within 2 months of hire
Benefits and EEOC
Harris Health System's benefits program is designed to provide you with more flexibility and choices in meeting your specific needs. Harris Health System's benefits program allows you to protect your income in case of illness, death and disability, and to help you save for retirement.
It is the policy of Harris Health System to provide equal opportunity for all applicants for employment regardless of political affiliation, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religious creed or disability. Applicants may request any reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application process.
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