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General Information

Work Location: West Hills, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
A variable schedule including days, nights, weekdays, weekends, and holidays
Posted Date
06/24/2025
Salary Range: $102500 - 227700 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
25141

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Join UCLA Health at UCLA West Valley Medical Center as our next Associate Director of Nutrition Services, where you will play a vital role in shaping the patient and guest experience through innovative, high-quality food and nutrition programs.

In this leadership role, you will provide strategic direction and operational oversight for all aspects of our hospital’s food and nutrition services. You will lead a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with a strong focus on patient-centered care, service excellence, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee patient meal services, retail food outlets, catering operations, and clinical nutrition partnerships

  • Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards, including CMS, Joint Commission, and local health authorities

  • Drive quality improvement initiatives, sustainability efforts, and service innovation

  • Standardize processes and operational policies across one or more sites within the health system

  • Align department goals with hospital-wide objectives to enhance patient satisfaction and operational performance

We are seeking a collaborative and visionary leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional service and creating a culture of excellence, accountability, and innovation. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and lead a dynamic team, we invite you to apply and be a part of UCLA Health’s mission to heal humankind.



Salary Range: $102,500-$227,700 Annually

Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Must be a Registered Dietitian or Certified Dietary Manager.
  • Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training
  • 5 years of management level experience in Hospital Food and Nutrition Services.
  • Hold a valid ServSafe certification.
  • Strong knowledge of safety and sanitation procedures compliant with regulatory agency requirements.
  • Experience working with represented staff members and adhering to the collective bargaining agreements; Knowledge of Joint Commission and Title XXII.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of development and management of operational and capital budgets.
  • Consistently interacts with all members of the organization in ways that enhance understanding, respect, cooperation and problem solving.
  • Understands the approaches and methods of process improvement, including planning, setting priorities, systematic performance assessment, and implementation based on such assessment, and maintaining achieved improvement.
  • Expertise in developing and implementing patient and retail food and nutrition programs.

 

Strongly Preferred:

  • Possess strong commercial acumen and computer literacy.
  • Acquired culinary experience.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.