What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nutrition Coordinator position at the Chickasaw Nation?
Nutrition Coordinator - 14623
Ada, OK | Health | Full Time
Posted today | | Apply before December 23, 2024
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Description
We are currently looking for a Full Time Nutrition Coordinator to join our Area of Clinical Dietetics and Okchamalis team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary:
This position coordinates the marketing and administrative supervisory functions of the Clinical Dietetics and Okchamali’s department. This includes the creation and enhancement of a broad range of nutrition-related processes to promote an organized, friendly and efficient environment.
Responsibilities:
- Creates and maintains the nutrition education menu board and café signage
- Oversees the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) AtRisk and Summer Feeding program at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center
- Collaborates with vendors & consultants keeping record of contracts and agreements
- Oversees the procedures of the café funds, including issuing change, start bags, deposits and financial records
- Assists dietitians in the scheduling, marketing and coordinating of nutrition events
- Audits the café funds and suggests improvements ensuring financial integrity
- Trains and mentors, the cashiers
- Leads and makes sure staff follows proper food handling according to food service procedures, federal and HACCP guidelines
- Observes and monitors employee performance and addresses concerns in a positive and proactive manner
- Compiles reports, statistics and supporting information as needed for submission
- Develops and enhances the summer food feeding processes
- Collaborates with IT and finance and manages the Point of Sale (POS) register program
- Updates the POS as needed, keeping abreast the current costs and pricing needs and adjusts.
- Suggests improvement in quality and café performance
- Seeks feedback, gathers information, and suggests improvements
- Answers the phone, transfers calls, takes messages and screens calls per guidelines for areas served
- Takes care of routine matters and refers other inquiries to appropriate personnel.
- Maintains files, logs, and records
- Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information
- Submits reports to manager utilizing proper spelling, grammar, and format to meet deadlines
- Coordinates meetings, events and travel arrangements
- Assists in creating displays and informative nutrition information
- Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
- Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
- Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
- Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
- Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
- Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
- Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Exhibits characteristics often associated with leadership such as trustworthiness, high energy, self-confidence, results orientation, coaching, mentoring, continuous improvement, collaboration, etc.
- Establishes professional working relationships as appropriate
- Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
- Writes effective communications with team, departments, guests and management
Skills:
Essential:
- Must be familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite of products
Experience:
Essential:
- 2 years directly related experience
Education:
Essential:
- High School, GED or Equivalent
Nonessential:
- Bachelors Degree in directly related field
Nonessential:
- Bachelor of Arts/Science degree is preferred.
Credentials:
Essential:
- Pass general background check
Working Conditions:
Essential:
- Kitchen
- Sometimes lift and or carry up to 40 lbs
- Walking up to 50% of shift
- Standing up to 50% of shift
- Sometimes bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
- Push/pull heavy carts or equipment of one or more types
- Subject to kitchen hazards such as burns, knives, slippery floors etc.
- Potential exposure to fires and explosions
- Pass pre-employment drug test
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Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
