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Plans, directs and coordinates the diet office activities of the Food and Nutrition Department. Monitors and controls costs, quality and other performance outcomes of the diet office. Contributes to the development of department policies and procedures to provide administrative direction for diet office efficiencies, budgeting, purchasing, staffing and quality outcomes.

Principal Accountabilities:

Analyzes and organizes diet office operations and procedures such as record keeping, preparation of payroll, flow of correspondence and patient care needs. Makes changes and recommendations for process and performance improvement. Ensures the diet office and services are relevant and innovative.

Supervises day to day diet office activities as well as schedule preparations, performance evaluations, progressive disciplines, recruitment and onboarding.

Evaluates office production and revises procedures and devises new processes to improve efficiency and workflows.

Formulates procedures for systemic retention, protection, retrieval, transfer and disposal for data, files and records.

Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, conferences, and professional affiliation. Maintains all appropriate competencies.

Maintains effective communication and follow up with all managerial and supervisory team members of the department and Morristown Medical Center at large.

Works with the interns to assist in their educational experience. Contributes to their performance assessment. Monitors their distribution of work and facilitates their interaction with the team.

Instructs patients and their families in nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection and preparation.

Ensures meal selections are in accordance with the dietary profile and ensures all data in the profile is translated to the menu. Evaluates appropriateness of diet prescription utilizing subjective and objective patient data. Able to identify and assist in any age-related needs with respect to menu selection process including the geriatric, pediatric, and neurologically compromised patient.

ensures meal selections obtained for each meal period, assisting patients with selections as needed. Maintains friendly, efficient Spirit of Service attitude towards customers, co-workers and clients. Communicates with patients daily and obtains food preferences and allergies.

Continually checks necessary reports and systems to insure timely meal order entry. Works effectively and timely to reduce non-select menus.

Ensures that phone calls from patients and allied health team members are fielded appropriately. Resolves issues, submits late/early trays, and works collaboratively with tray assembly in the provision for the patient’s needs.

Ensures the patient information is obtained and is entered into the VST diet office system. Maintains accurate records to meet regulatory agency guidelines and assists in statistical analysis of data. Orients patients to food service policies and procedures. Performs daily patient rounding to ascertain diet adherence, meal tolerance and patient satisfaction.

Works with, and at the direction of, the Clinical Nutrition Manager to complete other tasks deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the department.

Responsible for all other tasks as assigned

Report all safety incidents (injuries and illnesses) into the company’s risk management system (Origami Risk) on the same day that the safety incident occurred.

Required:

Undergraduate Degree in nutrition or related field.

Four years’ experience in a diet office or nutritional services setting preferred.

ServSafe Managers certification or equivalent.

Preferred:

1. Supervisory experience in Healthcare food service or related dining is preferred.

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ

• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ

• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

• Atlantic Mobile Health

• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years

• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare

• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare

• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review

• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP

• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

• NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.