Outpatient Services Director jobs in Altoona, PA

Outpatient Services Director directs and implements the administrative processes and resources of an outpatient medical or specialty services facility or clinic. Ensures quality care and services for patients by implementing systems and operational procedures to coordinate service delivery. Being an Outpatient Services Director aligns processes with business, clinical, customer service, quality, and financial goals. Monitors, evaluates, and modifies programs while adhering to company guidelines and standards. Additionally, Outpatient Services Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a director. The Outpatient Services Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be an Outpatient Services Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director of Dining Services
  • CHR Consulting Services, Inc.
  • Du Bois, PA FULL_TIME
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    A Director of Dining Services is responsible for the complete operation of the dining services department, including planning, organizing, overseeing and managing.  They will be the liaison between the dining services department, Administrator and other departments.

    The general purpose of the Director of Dining Services is to develop department goals and manage the day-to-day dining services functions, while providing quality meals, snacks and supplements to residents, assessing residents’ food preferences and working nursing departments to provide special textures when ordered by providers. 

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     Specific responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

    • Directs dining services staff in the day-to-day preparation of meals, snacks and supplements, including: scheduling job assignments, developing department priorities, participating in recruitment and selection of dining services staff, orienting new dining services staff, communicating policies and procedures, implementing planned changes, documenting call-offs, arranging for staffing needs on the shift, communication of resident issues, evaluating staff job performance, counseling and disciplining employees, as necessary.
    • Monitors and assesses all aspects of food service operations, including work performance of dining services staff, efficiency of services provided, according to established standards of practice and Facility policies and procedures.
    • Coaches, educates, and trains dining services employees.
    • Follows progressive discipline procedures as necessary to maintain productive and consistent staffing levels.
    • Keeps file of tested recipes, menus, resident tray tickets, inventory and purchasing levels acceptable to the residents and employees.
    • Cooperates and communicates with Administration, Nursing Services and other departments in all procedures that are multi-disciplinary.
    • Uses problem-solving skills to make improvements in the delivery of resident care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
    • Maintains a safe work environment and exhibits safe work practices in accordance with Facility policies and procedures, including monitoring of proper sanitation to prevent contamination and the spread of diseases and ensuring that fire and disaster procedures are followed in the case of an emergency.
    • Communicates with residents, residents’ family members, and interdisciplinary team members and management regarding resident status.
    • Attends all facility meetings, in-service and/or job skills training, and/or educational programs as able.
    • Schedules regular in-service programs for staff development.
    • Makes kitchen and resident rounds on a regular basis and addresses and corrects any necessary operational issues.  
    • Oversees maintenance of all kitchen equipment.
    • Is able to work with environmental services to determine equipment specifications, repair needs and purchases.
    • Oversees purchase of required food supplies, cleaning and paper supplies
    • Reports all unusual circumstances that may involve the safety and well-being of the residents and staff in a timely manner directly to the Administrator and proposes solutions.  Is responsible for appropriate health and safety rules related to the work and environment of the employees within the department.
    • Understands, complies with, and promotes all rules regarding residents’ rights and confidentiality. Complies with Corporate Compliance Programs.
    • Promotes harmonious relationships with others and exhibits a positive attitude among the health care interdisciplinary team.
    • Maintains knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to Personal Care Home facilities, as well as adheres to, upholds, and enforces all facility policies and procedures.  Ensures that standards, Federal standards, State and Department of Health standards and County standards are adhered to.
    • Establishes, implements and evaluates facility quality assurance program.  
    • Maintains sanitary food handling practices in the Dining Services Department.
    • Develops policies and procedures applicable to the department.  Works with supervisors as needed to ensure that all protocols are effectively carried through.
    • Works with Regional Nutrition Services specialist on planning and improvements to department
    • Helps develop yearly budgets, monitors cost centers and maintains budget parameters.  Keeps accurate records and maintains departmental budgetary compliance for food, supplies and labor costs.
    • Performs additional functions or duties, as assigned. 
    • EXPERIENCE:  5 year of experience in management or supervisory capacity in dining services preferably in a health facility setting
    • Willingness to complete Safe Serve ad CDM certifications.
    • CUSTOMER AND PERSONAL SERVICE:  Knowledge of principles and processes for providing excellent customer and personal services.  This includes, but is not limited to, meeting the quality standards for dining services/nutrition techniques and treatment practices, and health care sanitation and hygiene, in a manner which promotes resident satisfaction.
    • ENGLISH LANGUAGE:  Must have the ability to read, write, and follow oral and written directions at a level necessary to accomplish the job.
    • MATHEMATICS:  Ability to perform basic mathematics for recipe calculations.
    • ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT:  Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.  Ability to plan and supervise the work of others.  Ability to establish effective working relationships with employees
    • SAFETY AND SECURITY:  Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of staff and residents, data, and the Facility as a whole.
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    Skills/Abilities

     

    • ACTIVE LISTENING:  Ability to give full attention to what others are saying.  Taking time to understand the points being made, and asking questions, if appropriate.  Ability to hear and respond to residents.
    • CRITICAL THINKING:  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
    • COMMUNICATION:  Ability to communicate effectively across the organization in English.  Includes the ability to read, comprehend, and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals and the aptitude to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively and be understood by others
    • DELEGATION:  Ability to delegate work assignments and monitor delegated activities
    • QUALITY MANAGEMENT:  Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.  Show initiative.

    • MONITORING:  Assessing performance of self, other individuals, or the Facility to make improvements or take corrective action.SERVICE ORIENTATION:  Actively looking for new ways to help others.

    • PROBLEM SENSITIVITY:  Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.  It includes recognizing and solving problems

    • ORGANIZING, PLANNING & PRIORITIZING WORK:  Ability to develop plans in order to organize, set priorities, and accomplish daily duties

    • JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING:  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

    • INDUCTIVE REASONING:  Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions and finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events.DEDUCTIVE REASONING:  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

    • TEAMWORK:  Ability to work well with supervisors, peers, and subordinates to achieve goals.  Readily gives and receives help and values the contribution of teammates.

    • ATTENTION TO DETAIL:  Being careful, accurate and thorough in completing work-related tasks.

    • EMOTIONAL STABILITY:  Ability to cope with the stresses of the environment and manage stress tolerance, pressure and anxiety. 

    • DEPENDABILITY:  Reliable, responsible, and dependable, while fulfilling obligations.  Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance.

    • INTEGRITY:  Ability to be an honest and ethical employee while exercising both patience and tact and complying with the Facility’s policies and procedures.

    • TECHNICAL:  Ability to understand equipment function and operation of equipment used in the performance of duties.  Ability to use office suite and spreadsheet software and menu software, such as DiningRD.  Ability to use other computer technology with training as required to complete job duties.

      Valued Skills, Interests, and Experience (not required)

      Employee should possess a genuine sensitivity towards the needs and feelings of others and have the ability to deal with a variety of personalities and constant changing environment.

       

       Compliance Program 

      Our Facility is committed to compliance with program requirements and ensuring that employees understand the value the Facility places on its compliance program.  All relevant personnel will participate in compliance education and training programs of the Facility.  Employees will be required to have a minimum number of educational hours per year, as appropriate, as part of their employment responsibilities.  Participation in training programs is a condition of continued employment.  These training requirements will be a factor in each employee’s annual evaluation.

    Physical Demands and Work Environment 

    The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    • Physical Demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, reach, climb, bend, stoop, lift, grasp, balance, push, and pull food and equipment on a sporadic basis.  The employee must be able to lift, push, and/or move up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  Additionally, employees must have the ability to hear and respond, distinguish smells, tastes, and temperatures. 
    • Work Environment:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to hazardous chemicals, infectious waste, blood and body fluid, diseases, and conditions prevalent at the time.  Employees may also be subject to emotionally distraught residents, family members, visitors, and personnel.  The noise level in the work environment is typically minimal to moderate.

    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

    The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), signed into federal law in 1996, set national standards regarding security and privacy of a person’s health information.

     

    Our Facility is committed to protecting the privacy, security, and integrity of individually identifiable health information received from or, on the behalf of, our employees.  Our Facility adheres to the highest standards in integrity in the performance of its business and is prepared to maintain compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory requirements by adopting and adjusting policies and processes as necessary. 

     

    Employees will hold confidential any proprietary information including all resident records, medical documentation and third party insurance information.  All resident medical records shall be treated as confidential so as to comply with all applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of resident records, including, without limitation, the privacy and security standards promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA").  Employees do not divulge, disclose or communicate to any person or entity (other than as required by law), information affecting or relating to residents or employees.

     

     

    General Sign-Off 

    The employee is expected to adhere to all Facility policies and procedures

    Apply at DCCCI.com, call 814-375-5483, or in person at

    DuBois Village
    282 South 8th St.
    DuBois, PA 15801


    We look forward to hearing from you!
     

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Director of Dining Services--DuBois Village
  • CHR Consulting Services, Inc.
  • Du Bois, PA FULL_TIME
  • A Director of Dining Services is responsible for the complete operation of the dining services department, including planning, organizing, overseeing and managing. They will be the liaison between the...
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LPN - Outpatient Clinic
  • Clover Health Services
  • State College, PA CONTRACTOR,TEMPORARY
  • Join Clover Health Services, a leading company in the travel nursing industry. We are looking to hire talented LPN to join our existing top-notch team in State College, PA If you are an enthusiastic a...
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Patient Service Representative, Outpatient Services
  • Penn Highlands Healthcare
  • State College, PA FULL_TIME
  • Penn Highlands Healthcare has been awarded on the Forbes list of Best-in-State Employers 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statistica Inc., the world leading statistics portal an...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Assistant Director of Advancement Services
  • Juniata College
  • Huntingdon, PA FULL_TIME
  • Posting Details Position Information Job Title Assistant Director of Advancement Services Posting Number 20110516 Pay Rate Salaried Position Type Administration Position Summary Information Key Respon...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Director, Surgical Services
  • Penn Highlands Healthcare
  • State College, PA FULL_TIME
  • Penn Highlands Healthcare has been awarded on the Forbes list of Best-in-State Employers 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statistica Inc., the world leading statistics portal an...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Before/After School Director
  • The Learning Lamp
  • Ebensburg, PA
  • Job Details Job Location Ebensburg, PA Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Salary Range $13.80 - $14.6...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Before/After School Director
  • The Learning Lamp
  • Johnstown, PA
  • Job Details Job Location Johnstown, PA Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Salary Range $13.80 - $14.6...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Director of Programs & Events
  • Penn State University
  • University Park, PA
  • APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to W...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Digital Marketing (SEO, PPC)
  • New Pig Corporation
  • Tipton, PA
  • Description Position at New Pig Corporation Director, Digital Marketing What you will be doing: Spearheading the develop...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Development, College of Health and Human Development
  • Penn State University
  • University Park, PA
  • APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to W...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Behavioral Health RN Clinical Director
  • Clinical Management Consultants
  • Altoona, PA
  • An excellent opportunity is available for a Behavioral Health RN Clinical Director with a top-rated regional hospital in...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Executive Director Hospice - RN
  • LHC Group
  • Johnstown, PA
  • Job Description We are hiring for an Executive Director - RN, with Hospice experience. At Conemaugh Hospice in Johnstown...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Executive Director (IL, PC & MS)
  • Distinctive Living
  • Huntingdon, PA
  • Welcome to Distinctive Living, we're seeking an Executive Director (Full-Time) for our senior living community Crescent ...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 46,320 at the time of the 2010 Census, making it the eleventh most populous city in Pennsylvania. The Altoona MSA includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 127,089 at the 2010 Census, around 100,000 of whom live within a 5-mile (8.0 km) radius of the Altoona city center according to U.S. Census ZIP Code population data. This includes the adjacent boroughs of Hollidaysburg and Duncansville, adjacent township...
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