DIRECTOR- NUTRITION & FOOD SERVICES

Aspirus Health

$90K — $110K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Service Management, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field required.
  • Master's degree preferred.
  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (preferred if supervising clinical nutrition)
  • ServSafe Manager Certification Required
  • Seven years of progressive leadership experience in acute care food and nutrition services.
  • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets, implementing quality improvement initiatives, and driving operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic, operational, and financial leadership for food services and clinical nutrition.
  • Ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centered nutritional care delivery.
  • Maintain operational excellence and regulatory compliance across all nutrition services.
  • Engage and develop staff to enhance employee engagement and performance.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with organizational priorities.

Benefits

  • Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time staff.
  • PTO accrual from day one.
  • Generous retirement plan with match available.
  • Wellness program for employees and their families.
Full Job Description
Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI is seeking a DIRECTOR- NUTRITION & FOOD SERVICES to join our FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES team!

The Director - Nutrition & Food Services provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for inpatient and retail food services, clinical nutrition, catering, and nutrition support services. The Director is responsible for delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered nutritional care while ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, employee engagement, fiscal stewardship, and continuous improvement aligned with Aspirus' mission and strategic priorities.

Experience/Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Service Management, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field required.
  • Master's degree preferred.
  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (preferred if supervising clinical nutrition)
  • ServSafe Manager Certification Required
  • Seven years of progressive leadership experience in acute care food and nutrition services.
  • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets, implementing quality improvement initiatives, and driving operational excellence.
  • Annual competencies as required by Aspirus and/or various regulatory agencies based on entity and/or job position.


Employee Benefits

  • Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
  • PTO accrual from day one!
  • Generous retirement plan with match available.
  • Wellness program for employees and their families.


Aspirus Wausau Hospital, the flagship of the Aspirus system, serves northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin

Credentials:
Essential:
* CERTIFIED DIETICIAN LICENSE

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