Skills

  • Healthcare

Experience

Beatrice Moraa

Work experience
  • Overall Purpose: Responsible for providing nutrition consultation and education for patients and their families who are screened for nutrition risk, identified with nutrition risk, and referred by physicians or other healthcare providers for nutrition-related problems, chronic disease management, management of nutrition support, to meet regulatory requirements, or for prevention and wellness.
  • Utilizes knowledge of healthcare food, nutrition, and catering trends, oversees the development of department strategic priorities and operational policies/procedures, focusing on best practices in food quality, efficiency in production, best sanitation, food cost controls, food presentation, etc.
  • Collaborate with others in administrative leadership in defining the strategic and operational plan for the department.
  • Applies knowledge of clinical nutrition, with emphasis on the needs of various levels of acute care patients, to all policy development and decision-making for the department.
  • Oversees department's performance improvement initiatives, health department inspections, and any other regulatory requirements.
  • Develops and maintains effective relationships with hospital department heads and administrative staff. Works closely with multiple departments, including but not limited to, nursing, case management, ancillary services, environmental services, and hospital medical staff.
  • Oversees the development and management of the department budget and makes budgetary recommendations to entity leadership.
  • Identifies cost savings within the operation.
  • Provides oversight for all personnel actions in the department including, but not limited to, recruitment, performance management, professional development, career advancement, work schedules/staff deployment, employee records, etc.
  • Establishes effective relationships with external agencies providing services to the organization.
  • Responsible for developing and implementing nutritional education programs and strategies to achieve a high level of patient satisfaction.

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