Certified Dietary Manager

Certified Dietary Manager

Full-time

Job highlights

Qualifications:

Graduate of Dietary Manager Program, 2-year or 4-year food service program

Two years’ experience in food service management

Requires successful completion of Certified Dietary Manager exam

Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the Administrator, the Certified Dietary Manger is an active member of the hospital and nursing home team that delivers long-term care consistent with the strategic vision, goals, philosophy, and direction of Donalsonville Hospital and Seminole Manor Care Community.

• The Manager provides leadership and guidance to ensure that food quality, safety standards, and resident expectations are satisfactorily met

• Maintain records of expenditures, food supplies, inventory levels and equipment

• Oversees the hospital and nursing home foods services unit, and staff to ensure the preparation and delivery of meals to residents

• Prepares staff schedules to ensure 24/7/365 resident food services

• Participates in the recruitment and retention efforts and interviews and selects new food service employees and provides new employees with an orientation specific to the department

• Assists with budget preparation and planning for supplies, ensures the department operates within the budget and explains variances

• Maintains and updates the Food Services safety plan and ensures compliance with DNV requirements

• Serves on committees and taskforce as required

• Provides staff with the opportunities to participate in staff development and regularly schedules in-service programs

• Prepares and conducts probationary and annual employee evaluations that accurately reflect the employee’s performance during the evaluation period

• Provides the employees with a summary of their strengths, areas for improvement and developmental plan for the future

• Assure safe receiving, storage, preparation, holding, service, cooking, and transportation using HACCP guidelines

• Prepare cleaning schedules and maintain equipment to ensure food safety

• Ensure proper sanitation and safety practices of staff

• Process new diet orders and diet changes, keep diet cards/information updated

• Complete the assigned MDS section according to required timeline

• Determine resident diet needs and develop appropriate dietary plans in cooperation with RD and in compliance with physicians’ order

• Review plan of care related to nutritional status, document concerns that can be resolved, improved addressed to improve resident’s nutritional status and eating function

• Review, revise, and implement, in cooperation with the IDT, the resident nutrition assessment and plan of care

• Ensures the continuous survey readiness of any and all regulatory agencies including DNV, EEOC and other governmental agencies

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Prepares and conducts probationary and annual employee evaluations that accurately reflect the employee’s performance during the evaluation period

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Additional Information
Position Type : Full Time