DIETARY MANAGER NEED - FULL TIME
OVERVIEW:
The Dietary Manager will prepare dining rooms and tables, provide meal service to residents and maintain cleanliness and sanitation of dining and kitchen areas.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct routine patient nutritional screening with includes food/fluid intake information and obtaining resident/patient food preferences.
- Perform necessary nutritional screens for dietitian and calculate nutritive intake within the scope of practice.
- Identify nutrition concerns and make appropriate referrals.
- Implement diet plans and physician’s diet orders using appropriate modifications
- Utilize standard nutrition procedures
- Document nutritional screen data in medical record, review intake records, do visual meal rounds and document food intake
- Participate in patient/resident care conferences and provide patient/residents with basic nutritional education
- Specify standards and procedures for food preparation
- Continuously improve care and service
- Supervise preparation and serving of modified consistency and therapeutic diets and supplemental feedings
- Manage sanitary foodservice environment by protecting food in all phases of preparation, handling and service, cooling, storage and transportation
- Purchase, receive and store food following established sanitation and quality guidelines
- Purchase, store and ensure safe use of chemicals and cleaning agents
- Manage equipment and maintenance of equipment
- Develop work schedules, cleaning schedules and prepare work assignments
- Prepare, plan and conduct departmental meetings and in-service programs
- Interview, hire and train new employees as well as conducting employee evaluations.
- Operate within annual budget parameters
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Healthcare experience preferred in a Long Term Care setting
- Must possess Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), Certified Food Protection Professional (CDM®, CFPP) certifications
Experience in food orders, sanitation, budgeting and nutritional assessments
Health Insurance
PTO/Vacation/Sick/Holiday