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    Manager - Nutrition & Food Services - Halifax, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

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    Req ID: 180345
    Company: Nova Scotia Health
    Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
    Department: NFS Distribution HI
    Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

    Status: Management/Non Union Position
    Posting Closing Date: 15-May-24

    Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

    Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

    About the Opportunity

    The Manager of Nutrition and Food Services supports the work of the Director to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of Nutrition & Food Services (NFS). The Manager is responsible for the planning, organizing, and controlling of all aspects of operations and day to day management of NFS within multiple sites of the Central Zone. The Manager will champion the integration of nutrition care and food service and is responsible for the provision of nutrition care services to patients, residents and clients in both institutional, ambulatory and community settings. The Manager will collaborate on provincial initiatives and standards such as the implementation of the Provincial Healthy Eating Policy at the applicable sites and will continue to work as part of the provincial NFS leadership team to develop and implement new initiatives. The Manager will ensure all safety, quality, and clinical/nutrition care standards are maintained for positive patient, resident and client nutritional outcomes. The Manager ensures patient safety is maintained through a meal ordering process for patients/ persons to decrease the risk of allergen contamination and potential anaphylaxis and food borne illness. Manager ensures compliancy with therapeutic nutrition requirements and restrictions to address patient medical needs.

    The Manager applies in-depth scientific knowledge of food and human nutrition and is responsible for implementing nutrition care standards, monitoring of clinical dietetic performance, managing the nutritional component of Nutrition and Food Services and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice. The Manager will ensure all safety, quality, and clinical/nutrition care standards are maintained for positive patient, resident and client nutritional outcomes, and ensures compliancy with therapeutic nutrition requirements and restrictions to address patient medical needs.

    About You

    We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

    • Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics required
    • Completion of an accredited dietetic internship program required
    • Current licensure with Nova Scotia College of Dietitians and Nutritionists or eligible for license in Nova Scotia.
    • Membership in a professional association, Dietitians of Canada preferred
    • Completion of Advanced Food Safety Training required
    • Five (5) years' progressive management experience in health care as a dietitian in addition to having clinically related practice experience required
    • Experience in scope of practice for dietitians, dietetic technicians, and food service supervisors, and food service management (patient and retail)
    • Excellent leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to develop and maintain good relationships with all levels of staff and clients including those internal and external to the organization
    • Ability to interpret statistical data, and monitor quality and performance indicators and benchmarks
    • Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships and partnerships
    • Extensive experience in financial planning and human resource management
    • Experience in leading change
    • Experience managing in a unionized environment
    • Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, policies and standards
    • Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills with ability to manage conflicting deadlines
    • Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
    • Must have reliable means of transportation for required travel

    Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications

    Hours

    • Long Assignment, Full-Time / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
    • Approximately 14 Months

    Compensation and Incentives

    $ $53.35 Hourly

    Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

    Once You've Applied

    Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

    Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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