Multi-Facility Food & Nutrition Director

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Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call ... or visit www.KnappMed.org

The Multi-Facility Food & Nutrition Director is responsible for the overall management of Food & Nutrition Services Department in multiple facilities and/or multiple departments within a region including, administrative, financial, compliance, quality improvement, technical, and personnel activities in accordance with established hospital and department policies and standards. Delegates responsibility for full time daily management of operations to a qualified individual at each site and provides guidance. Ensures the efficiency of food prepared in the department taking into consideration food safety, nutritional adequacy and appropriate patient nutritional care responsible for the development and enforcement of policies and procedures that direct clinical services, food preparation, distribution and service, purchasing, sanitation, safety practices, performance improvement, and staff education and development.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. Registered Dietitian (RD) required. 2. Bachelors Degree, preferably in Food & Nutrition or related field or relevant experience. 3. Two (2) years experience in the fields of nutrition and food service management required. 4. Food Safety Certification from an accredited organization and maintain current

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