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Feb 07, 2026

Clinical Nutrition Manager

Executive Healthcare

Job Description

  • Plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates short and long-term strategies to meet the organization’s needs
  • Manages operations of central kitchen facility providing products throughout NMHS
  • Manages patient and retail operations at Women’s, Behavioral Health, & Baldwyn Nursing Facilities
  • Assist Director in serving as a consultant to affiliate/community hospital’s food service management teams
  • Plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates quality indicators on services provided to customers
  • Develops metrics to drive operational efficiencies while enhancing staff and patient satisfaction
  • Provides positive leadership and direction to staff ensuring safe, cost-effective, and quality food services
  • Continuously monitor patient and employee satisfaction and employee retention
  • Ensure department compliance with all local, state, federal, and other legal/regulatory agencies
  • Assists in preparing annual budget and monthly statistical reports
  • Maintain confidential and legal department data
  • Ensure the delivery of highest standard of care specific to patient condition/need
  • Attends and provides continuing education in-services
  • Accountable for managing and evaluating work performance of assigned employees/areas
  • In absence of Director, will fulfill duties and responsibilities of that role
  • Facilitates multi-disciplinary process improvement teams for root cause analysis investigations
  • Lead the development and implementation of a dietary performance improvement plan that provides measurable benefits to the department
  • Contribute ideas and suggestions for improvement opportunities that will enhance the department and ensure continual, positive relationships with internal customers
  • Monitor, observe, review and evaluate the performance and competencies of assigned direct reports
    Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food & Nutrition required: Master’s Degree Preferred
  • Licensed as a Dietician in the state of MS; RD required – maintains license and registration as required
  • Demonstrates knowledge of nutrition care throughout the life cycle
  • Strong dietary operational experience required; requires 3 or more years in a patient – and family – centered hospital environment with high sustaining results in patient, family and customer satisfaction
  • Demonstrated experience in performance improvement initiatives
  • Knowledge of nutrition and menu planning and health/food safety requirements
  • Skilled in using Microsoft Office products, budgeting personnel management and strategic planning
  • Ability to instruct staff in food service processes and procedures
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and good organization skills

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North Mississippi Health Services
North Mississippi Health Services



NMHS is a diversified regional health care organization, which serves 24 counties in north Mississippi and northwest Alabama from its headquarters in Tupelo, Mississippi. The NMHS organization covers a broad range of acute diagnostic and therapeutic services offered through North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in Tupelo; a community hospital system with locations in Amory, Eupora, Iuka, Pontotoc, and West Point, MS and Hamilton, Alabama; North Mississippi Medical Clinics, Inc., a regional network of more than 45 primary and specialty clinics; home health and nursing homes.

NMHS operates at over $900M in net revenue and is one of the largest employers in the state of Mississippi with over 6,900 employees. NMHS offers a comprehensive portfolio of managed care plans. Educational programs and early intervention are important aspects of their services, but their main focus is to provide convenient access to quality health care. NMHS works to achieve its corporate mission to improve the health of the people of this region by providing conveniently accessible, cost-effective health care of the highest quality. NMHS is a 2012 recipient of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and NMMC, is a 2006 Baldrige Award recipient. Tupelo is a dynamic southern city easily accessible by Interstate 22 and Highway 45, and the historic Natchez Trace Parkway that criss-cross the city by land.

 

Awards

The quality of care and depth of service that NMMC provides has garnered national recognition, such as:

  • Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work
  • Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospitals
  • Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award
  • 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems USA
  • American Hospital Association McKesson Quest for Quality Prize®

For more information, please visit http://www.nmhs.net/awards.php