Executive Chef Coordinator

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Executive Chef Coordinator, you will serve as a pivotal leader responsible for the comprehensive guidance and administration of the culinary program. This multifaceted role ensures all operational requirements are fulfilled to maintain a high standard of service, while fostering a collaborative environment that upholds rigorous safety protocols and culinary excellence.

 

Every day, you will actively engage with patients and guests to enhance their overall dining experience through high-quality food and service. Furthermore, you will provide professional mentorship and coaching to staff, specifically directing non-interactive roles like cooks and storeroom clerks to ensure all departmental goals are consistently met.

 

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate expertise in strategic resource management. This includes building and maintaining vital relationships with suppliers, ensuring strict compliance with purchasing agreements, and driving the overarching goals of the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) program.

 

• Drives the implementation of patient and retail service standards while conducting systematic sanitation and performance audits to ensure rigorous adherence to established benchmarks.
• Collaborates on the strategic development of menus for patient, cafeteria, and catering services, emphasizing culinary excellence, sustainability, waste reduction, and the support of special events across campuses.
• Integrates regulatory standards into nutrition programming and ensures compliance with procurement agreements and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) objectives through active participation in audits and hospital committees.
• Manages staffing levels to optimize operational cost-efficiency, overseeing the recruitment, hiring, and performance management of personnel while adapting to fluctuating daily priorities.
• Guides non-interactive patient service roles, including culinary staff and storeroom clerks, while ensuring strict adherence to infection control protocols and regulatory compliance.
• Facilitates staff development by identifying educational requirements and conducting professional shadowing assessments to evaluate training success, provide remedial coaching, and advance patient satisfaction through consistent rounding and data-driven communication.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma

• Two (2) years of leadership experience or three (3) years of equivalent combination of culinary education and culinary experience

• Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)

• Registered Dietitian or Certified Dietary Manager within 24 months

• ServSafe Food Protection Manager upon hire

• ServSafe Allergen (ServSafe Gen) within 60 days

• FHP:- within 30 days or state requirementFHP: City of Leavenworth: KS - LeavenworthFHP or ServSafe: UT

 

Preferred

• Associate Degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management
• Commensurate experience will be considered in lieu of degree

Where You’ll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life® Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet® designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission’s National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you’re looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.