Manager, Patient Food Services
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Summary
Make a difference with every meal as our Manager, Patient Food Services! Lead food production, patient meal service, and tray line operations to deliver nutritious, high-quality meals that support patient care and comfort. Partner with fellow managers to strengthen patient and retail dining services, manage food costs, and bring thoughtfully planned menus to life. Champion food safety, sanitation, and proper equipment use and maintenance while keeping daily operations running smoothly.
Job description
Summary of Job Duties
Make a difference with every meal as our Manager, Patient Food Services! Lead food production, patient meal service, and tray line operations to deliver nutritious, high-quality meals that support patient care and comfort. Partner with fellow managers to strengthen patient and retail dining services, manage food costs, and bring thoughtfully planned menus to life. Champion food safety, sanitation, and proper equipment use and maintenance while keeping daily operations running smoothly.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the team: Supervise patient food service staff, coordinate work schedules, and manage hiring activities, including interviews, reference checks, and employee selection. Handle employee separations as needed.
- Support financial performance: Assist the Director of Nutrition Services with the annual departmental budget, monitor expenses, and explain budget variances.
- Maintain safe, inspection-ready operations: Conduct routine department inspections alongside compliance and safety teams to ensure adherence to state health and Joint Commission standards.
- Develop staff: Plan and conduct monthly departmental training and maintain staff records in accordance with regulatory standards.
- Champion food safety: Provide required training to ensure staff meet applicable food safety certification requirements and safely perform food handling duties.
- Support departmental success: Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree PLUS four (4) years of experience in foodservice management, catering management, hospitality industry management, or equivalent experience including two (2) years supervisory experience OR High School diploma and eight (8) years of experience in foodservice management, catering management, hospitality industry management, or equivalent experience including two (2) years supervisory experience.
- Serve Safe Certification preferred or certification obtained within two (2) years of hire
- Must be able to communicate well and inspire confidence, as well as ensure excellent patient satisfaction.
- Self-directed, flexible and innovative
- Good leadership and organizational skills
- Employee must demonstrate basic computer skills
- Registered Dietitian or Certified Dietary Manager preferred.
- Prefer someone with significant experience in a hospital food service department in a management role.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Holiday Leave
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- Education Discounts
- Retirement Plan With Employer Matching
- Basic Life Insurance
- Career Training
- Educational Opportunities
- Merchant Discounts
- Prescription Delivery
Company overview
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is Arkansas' only comprehensive academic health sciences university and the state's largest public employer. Founded in 1879 by eight physicians, UAMS has evolved into a statewide health system encompassing six colleges: Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health, and Graduate School. As a premier academic medical center, UAMS combines education, research, and clinical care through its UAMS Medical Center, which serves as Arkansas' only adult Level 1 trauma center and the state's sole provider of adult kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants. The institution operates with a $1.3 billion budget and generates over $100 million in annual research funding, maintaining internationally recognized programs in multiple myeloma, aging, and other specialized areas. UAMS supports over 3,000 students, 900 medical residents and fellows, and maintains affiliations with Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. With eight regional campuses across Arkansas, UAMS provides extensive community outreach and telehealth services, ensuring healthcare access throughout the state while contributing approximately $3.92 billion annually to Arkansas' economy.