Assistant Dietary Manager

SKYLINE HEALTH CARE CENTER; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyline Health Care Center in San Jose, CA is seeking an experienced dietary services supervisor to coordinate the total operation of the dietary department. You will manage staff, oversee meal planning, ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines, and supervise food service delivery to residents and patients.

The role requires strong leadership, budgeting, and training capabilities, with responsibilities for quality assurance, nutrition education, and accurate record-keeping to support

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of federal and state dietary guidelines.
• Experience in supervision and staff development.
• Background in healthcare food service management.

Responsibilities

• Recruits, hires, provides orientation/training, and retains staff to carry out the department's responsibilities.
• Supervises preparation and service of planned menus, nourishments, and supplements per policy and guidelines.
• Ensures food is received, stored, prepared, held and served per policy and guidelines.
• Purchases dietary food and supplies per budgets and approved sources.
• Maintains financial records in an accurate and timely manner.
• Participates in assessment and development of the nutritional plan of care for residents and patients.

Skills

Staff supervision

Dietary services

Menu planning

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Job description

Coordinates the total operation of the dietary department. Manages food service operations and coordinates nutritional services for residents and patients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Recruits, hires, provides orientation/training, and retains a sufficient number of qualified staff to carry out the responsibilities of the facility’s kitchen. Ensures employee performance meets or exceeds expectations and periodic performance appraisals are conducted on a timely basis.
• Supervises preparation and service of planned menus, nourishments, and supplements, per company policies and procedures and states and federal guidelines.
• Ensures food is received, stored, prepared, held and served per company policies and procedures and state and federal guidelines.
• Purchases dietary food and supplies per assigned budgets and through company approved distribution sources.
• Maintains financial records in accurate and timely manner.
• Participates in the assessment, development and implementation of the nutritional plan of care for residents and patients.
• Ensures quality assurance processes are followed in preparation of food.
• Assists with nutritional education for residents, patients, families, and caregivers.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• May be filled by a Registered Dietitian (RD)
• If the qualified RD is not employed full-time, the director of food and nutrition services-for designations prior to 11/28/16 no
• later than 5 years after 11/28/16,or no later than 1 year after 11/28/16-483.60(a)(2)-is: (A) a certified dietary manager; or (B) a certified food services manager; or (C) has similar national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body; or (D) has an associate’s or higher degree in food service management or in hospitality, if the course study includes food service or restaurant management, from an accredited institution of higher learning. Must meet state-specific requirements for food service managers or dietary managers, and receives frequently scheduled consultation from a qualified RD or other clinically qualified nutrition professional.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises the dietary service staff and others for whom they are administratively or professionally responsible.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Working in institutional kitchen environment, employee may be required to sit, bend, stoop, see, talk and hear. May

• occasionally lift or move items of up to 50 pounds. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

THER REQUIREMENTS

• THER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law.

By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to the confidentiality of residents’ protected health information.

JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEW

I understand this job description, its requirements and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned. I understand the job duties, may be altered from time to time.

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