Introduction to FCS 387 Introduction to FCS 387 Food Systems Food Systems ManagementManagement

Spring 2008Spring 2008

Management Roles of Management Roles of Dietetics Practitioners Dietetics Practitioners

Reference: Reference: Hudson, N.R. (2006). Hudson, N.R. (2006). Management practice in dietetics,Management practice in dietetics, (2nd ed.). Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth (2nd ed.). Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth

Nancy R. Hudson

Management Practice in Management Practice in DieteticsDietetics

Traditional roles = foodserviceTraditional roles = foodservice Current scope of management practiceCurrent scope of management practice

Clinical nutrition managementClinical nutrition management Management in community programsManagement in community programs

Management is managementManagement is management Universal principles of management apply Universal principles of management apply

in a variety of settingsin a variety of settings

““Knowledge of food and Knowledge of food and management skills is management skills is

essential to most areas of essential to most areas of practice in dietetics.”practice in dietetics.”

-Halling & Hess-Halling & Hess

Areas of EmploymentAreas of Employment Most dietitians begin their careers in Most dietitians begin their careers in

clinical practice.clinical practice.

About half of those beyond entry About half of those beyond entry level are employed in food and level are employed in food and nutrition management. nutrition management.

Most practitioners identify a need to Most practitioners identify a need to develop management skillsdevelop management skills

Reasons For Working in Reasons For Working in Management RolesManagement Roles

FinancialFinancial

No longer challenged No longer challenged Opportunity for growthOpportunity for growth

Desire to take more controlDesire to take more control

Foodservice ManagementFoodservice Management

Commercial foodservicesCommercial foodservices Retail outletsRetail outlets Profit motiveProfit motive

Onsite foodservicesOnsite foodservices ““Captive” customer baseCaptive” customer base Not driven by profitNot driven by profit

Foodservice ManagementFoodservice Management Self-operated foodserviceSelf-operated foodservice

Foodservice is run by institution where it Foodservice is run by institution where it is locatedis located

Contract management companyContract management company Contracting company provides the Contracting company provides the

institution with varying services.institution with varying services.

Trends:Trends: School foodserviceSchool foodservice Meal assembly industryMeal assembly industry

Clinical Nutrition Clinical Nutrition ManagementManagement

Clinical Nutrition ManagerClinical Nutrition Manager Highest management level in nutritional careHighest management level in nutritional care May also manage food serviceMay also manage food service

““Director, Food and Nutrition Services”Director, Food and Nutrition Services”

Chief Clinical DietitianChief Clinical Dietitian Does patient care and also manages other Does patient care and also manages other

dietitiansdietitians

Patient Services ManagerPatient Services Manager Manages foodservices for patientsManages foodservices for patients Coordinates foodservice with clinical nutrition Coordinates foodservice with clinical nutrition

staffstaff

Management in Public Health Management in Public Health NutritionNutrition

Titles:Titles: Public Health NutritionistPublic Health Nutritionist Community dietitianCommunity dietitian

Agency ManagementAgency Management

Program ManagementProgram Management

Site ManagementSite Management

Other Areas of ManagementOther Areas of Management

Entrepreneurs in Private PracticeEntrepreneurs in Private Practice

Business Owner/EntrepreneurBusiness Owner/Entrepreneur

IndustryIndustry

EducationEducation

VolunteerismVolunteerism

Career LadderCareer Ladder

““Good managers learn to apply the Good managers learn to apply the practice of management so that it is practice of management so that it is not limited to dietetics”not limited to dietetics”

Multiple DepartmentsMultiple Departments

Upper ManagementUpper Management

Management SkillsManagement Skills

Identify skills needed to be a Identify skills needed to be a successful manager.successful manager.

List from FCS 384 FinalList from FCS 384 Final

Others?Others?

Your Management SkillsYour Management Skills

Strengths:Strengths: Identify at least two of your strong Identify at least two of your strong

management skills.management skills.

Weaknesses:Weaknesses: Identify at least two weak management Identify at least two weak management

skills that you would like to work on skills that you would like to work on improving this semester. improving this semester.