Food and Nutrition Feeding Coordinator

Job Title & Specialty Area: Food and Nutrition Feeding Coordinator

Department: Integrated Therapy Services

Location: Integrated Therapy Services located at Children’s Medical Center Dallas- 1935 Medical District Drive Dallas, Texas 75235

Special Notice: Effective in summer 2025, the Integrated Therapy Unit (ITU) will be relocated to our Children’s Health Plano campus. New hires must be committed to working at our current Dallas campus location until the transition to Plano is complete.

Work Status: Full time 40 hours per week

Shift Time Period: Monday-Friday; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children’s Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary

The Food Services and Nutrition Feeding Coordinator will be responsible for managing food and nutrition needs across the ITU Feeding Program. This person will be responsible for the overall success of the program's compliance with food safety rules and provision of specific foods and liquids required for patients. The purpose of this position is to provide enhanced direct program support requiring considerable experience, skill, and knowledge of organization policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage food procurement for the program through a variety of vendors. This includes maintaining appropriate inventory to determine ordering needs and coordinating with other disciplines to determine patient specific needs.
• Work with other departments at Children's to ensure excellent program implementation and operation. Communicate with department stakeholders of hospital to ensure proper considerations are made regarding program development and implementation. Example would include working with IS department or Food Services department.
• This role will be responsible for the daily management of food safety and procurement for the ITU feeding program.
• Perform various tasks to support the dietitians and the rest of the clinical nutrition departments. Tasks may include, but are not limited to, nutritional monitoring, obtaining pertinent nutritional information, documentation, calorie counts, missed meals, basic nutrition education, anthropometric measurements, patient scheduling, etc. Provide clear, effective and professional communication to patients and family, staff and community.
• Provide reports on objectives achieved, services rendered, impact to customers and status updates.
• Assists in daily program operations; interacts with patients, families and staff including verbal and written communication; coordinates ITU food service program meetings including scheduling, preparing agenda, producing documents, and taking and transcribing meeting minutes.
  
  

Work Experience

• At least 3 years relevant experience required
• At least 1 year Program or vendor coordination experience preferred
• Experience with food safety, nutrition, and/or feeding therapy preferred
  
  

EDUCATION

• Two-year Associate's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
  
  

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Registered Diet Technician preferred
  
  

JOB PROFILE

• Is skilled in a range of processes, procedures and systems to carry out assigned tasks or has developed deep skills in a single area
• Understands the roles of all immediate team members and has a good understanding of how own team integrates with others
• Regularly provides guidance and support to more junior team members on challenging problems; helps them balance their workload and apply their skills
• Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or occur infrequently based on practice and existing precedents
• Impacts the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of the team
• Uses discretion to modify work practices and processes (but not policies or procedures) to achieve results or improve efficiency
• Clearly and accurately conveys complex information
  
  

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care For You

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  
  

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.