ASSISTANT DIETARY MANAGER ( FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY )

Mariner Healthcare; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariner Healthcare is seeking a Dietary Services Manager to coordinate the total operation of the dietary department in a hospital or long-term care setting. You will oversee staffing, menu planning, purchasing, and compliance with state and federal guidelines.

The role includes supervising staff performance, maintaining financial records, and participating in nutritional plans of care, with emphasis on QA and staff education. Legal privacy guidelines must be followed.

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— is: (A) a certified dietary manager; (B) a certified food services manager; (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.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the dietary department's total operation and kitchen responsibilities.
• Supervise dietary service staff and ensure performance appraisals and staff training.
• Oversee recruitment, hiring, orientation, and retention of qualified staff.
• Supervise preparation and service of planned menus, nourishments, and supplements per policies and guidelines.
• Ensure food is received, stored, prepared, held and served per company policies and state/federal guidelines.
• Purchase dietary food and supplies within assigned budgets and via approved sources.
• Maintain accurate financial records and participate in the nutritional plan of care for residents and patients.
• Ensure quality assurance processes in food preparation; assist with nutritional education for residents, patients, families, and caregivers.
• Comply with privacy laws and safeguard residents’ protected health information.

Education

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Job description

SUMMARY

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

• ccasionally 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

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.

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job duties, may be altered from time to time.

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