What are the responsibilities and job description for the Office Coordinator - Food Services position at Torentify?
About the Company
L.E. Cox Medical Centers is part of one of the largest healthcare systems in southwest Missouri, providing comprehensive medical services through hospitals, clinics, specialty centers, and community health programs. The organization focuses on delivering high-quality patient care, operational excellence, employee development, and community wellness
.About the Role: Office Coordinator – Food Services (Day Shift
)The Office Coordinator serves as the administrative leader for the Food and Nutrition Services Department. This position is responsible for overseeing clerical operations, supporting departmental leadership, coordinating office activities, training administrative staff, and ensuring efficient day-to-day operations
.Working under the Administrative Director, the Office Coordinator plays a key role in maintaining workflow efficiency, solving operational issues, managing communications, and assisting with departmental projects and research
.
Key Responsibiliti
- es
Lead and coordinate clerical operations within the Food and Nutrition Services Departme - nt.Supervise and support office and secretarial sta
- ff.Provide training, guidance, and leadership to employe
- es.Assist the Administrative Director with special projects and research assignmen
- ts.Anticipate, identify, and resolve administrative proble
- ms.Maintain office records, reports, and documentati
- on.Coordinate departmental communicatio
- ns.Manage high-volume telephone calls and inquiri
- es.Ensure smooth daily office operations and workfl
- ow.Support departmental goals and operational initiativ
es.
Required Sk
ills
Administrative S
- killsOffice administr
- ationRecord manag
- ementScheduling and coordin
- ationData entry and repo
- rtingDocument prepar
ationTechnical S
- killsSpreadsheet proficiency (Microsoft Excel or sim
- ilar)Typing and keyboarding s
- killsMicrosoft Office applica
- tionsAdministrative software sy
- stemsData manag
ementCommunication S
- killsProfessional telephone etiq
- uetteVerbal communic
- ationWritten communic
- ationCustomer se
- rviceInterpersonal s
killsOrganizational S
- killsMultita
- skingTime manag
- ementAttention to d
- etailPrioritiz
- ationProblem-so
lvingLeadership S
- killsStaff superv
- isionEmployee tra
- iningTeam coordin
- ationLeadership and ment
- oringOperational su
pport
Qualific
ations
Ed
ucationR
- equiredHigh School Diploma or equi
valent.Exp
erienceR
- equiredMinimum of 5 years of experience in a busy office envir
- onment.Experience handling multiple administrative responsibilities simultan
eously.Pr
- eferredExperience in healthcare, hospital, food service, or nutrition department se
- ttings.Knowledge of department-specific software s
- ystems.Experience supervising or leading office per
sonnel.Work Envi
- ronmentDay-shift po
- sition.Fast-paced healthcare envir
- onment.High-volume communication wo
- rkload.Frequent interaction with staff, leadership, vendors, and internal depar
- tments.Ability to handle approximately 80–100 phone calls p
er day.
Equal Opportunity S
tatement
L.E. Cox Medical Centers is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applica
ble laws.The organization also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the employment
process.