Manager Food and Nutrition Services - Port Coquitlam, Canada - PHSA

PHSA

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Port Coquitlam, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Manager Food and Nutrition Services
Patient Food Service

Coquitlam, BC

Reporting to the Director, Clinical Services at Forensic and the Site Operating Officer at Riverview Hospital, the Manager, Food and Nutrition Services provides leadership and management in the operation of the Food and Nutrition Services operations at Riverview Hospital and the Forensic Provincial Hospital for both patient and retail food operations.

The Manager is responsible for long and short term strategic, policy development and evaluation of Food and Nutrition Services.

What you'll do

Develops 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. Identifies and articulates the strategic directions for professional development and ensures the implementation of approved strategies to achieve these goals. Develops nutrition services goals and objectives.
Prepares, approves, administers, and monitors the Food and Nutrition operating budget of both sites. Develops and monitors financial and operating reports, annual reports and workload measurements. Monitors the utilization of Nutrition Services using a workload measurement tool.
Oversees a quality monitoring system and provides information and support to programs regarding required changes in practices. Directs the implementation and evaluation of continuous quality improvement. Develops implements and evaluates the department's business plans. Oversees service agreements between the Food and Nutrition Services Department and outside suppliers.
Establishes 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. Ensures professional standards, practice guidelines and the code of ethics are understood, monitored and maintained. Monitors practice trends and makes recommendations on new skill requirements. Identifies opportunities to promote and support innovations in practice. Identifies resource requirements for continuing education and professional development.
Maintains a system of policy development to ensure policies pertinent to Food and Nutrition Services are consistent with professional and practice guidelines and corporate policy. Maintains an awareness of legislation governing clinical practice.

What you bring

Qualifications:

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to Masters Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related Health Sciences Administration from a recognized university plus completion of a Dietitian's of Canada accredited Dietetic Internship and 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.
Ability to formulate and implement overall strategic plans consistent with organizational direction. Ability to facilitate and implement initiatives. Ability to foster team thinking and a work environment that motivates and creates value for the department and organization. Ability to liaise effectively with staff at all levels of the organization and with partners in other health centres, community agencies and academic institutions. Ability to provide leadership and to problem solve creatively. Ability to manage financial, operational and human resources. Computer knowledge in the Windows environment including the development and use of PowerPoint presentations, organizational and Gantt charts for effective planning and communication.

Skills & Knowledge

Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system.
Supports team members on their learning journey, ensuring education strategy for team/department to implement Indigenous Cultural Safety at a practical level.
Works collaboratively with appropriate Indigenous teams/departments to ensure ICS lens applied holistically.
Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

What we bring
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