Manager - Nutrition & Food Services

4 weeks ago


New Glasgow, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:190778**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Aberdeen Hospital**
**Department**:NFS Nutrition and Food Services ARH**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** (**100%**) x **1**
**Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:12-Nov-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.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Director, Nutrition and Food Services (NFS), the Manager of Nutrition and Food Services, supports the work of the Director to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of Nutrition & Food Services. The Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling of all aspects of operations and day to day management of NFS. 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 Nova Scotia Health Healthy Eating Policy at the applicable sites and will continue to work as part of the NFS leadership team to develop and implement new initiatives.

**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
- Five (5) years’ progressive management experience in health care as a dietitian in addition to having clinically related practice experience is preferred
- 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**:

- Temporary Long Assignment, Full-time Position, 75 Hours bi-weekly
- Anticipated start date of February 2025

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$38.79 - $51.54 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

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



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