Certified Dietary Manager

Aventura Healthcare Group; Springfield (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

License renewal covered

Benefits package

401k Retirement account

Career growth

Job summary

Aventura Healthcare Group in Springfield, Ohio is seeking a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) to lead the Dietary Department under the supervision of the Dietitian. You will help plan, organize, and direct nutrition services to ensure high-quality resident care in a compliant, clean, and safe environment.

Must be a CDM with dietetic training and at least 1 year of supervisory experience in a hospital or skilled nursing setting.

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Dietary Manager and have dietetic training.
• Minimum 1 year supervisory experience in hospital or SNF.
• Knowledge of dietary practices and state regulations.
• Graduate of accredited dietetic training program.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate dietary services with Nursing, Housekeeping and Social Services.
• Assist in developing and implementing dietary plans and care goals.
• Schedule care plans and assessments for committee reviews.
• Ensure care plans reflect resident dietary needs and equipment.
• Review and revise care plans quarterly and as needed.
• Provide substitute foods with similar nutritive value upon request.
• Maintain sanitary kitchen operations and safe storage of foods.
• Monitor cost control and food management in daily operations.

Skills

Dietary leadership

Nutrition expertise

Education

High school diploma

Certified Dietary Manager

Dietetic training graduate

1 year supervisory experience

Job description

Certified Dietary Manager - Healthcare CDM $250 Sign-on Bonus!

Join our compassionate healthcare team as a Dietary Manager, where your leadership and nutrition expertise directly enhance residents' health and quality of life.

$250 Sign-on Bonus!

MUST BE A CERTIFIED DIETARY MANAGER

The primary purpose of the Dietary Manager at Aventura at Oakwood Village in Springfield, Ohio, is to assist the Dietitian in planning, organizing, developing and directing the overall operation of the Dietary Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility. May be directed by the Administrator, to assure that quality nutritional services are provided on a daily basis and that the dietary department is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinates dietary services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.)
• Assists the dietary staff in the development and use of departmental policies, procedures, equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident.
• Assist in the developing a written dietary plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) that identifies the dietary problem/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each dietary problem/need identified.
• Assist in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each committee meeting.
• Ensure that all dietary personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in planning daily dietary services for the resident
• Ensure that the care plan identifies any special equipment and utensils the resident may need (e.g., plate guard, enlarged silverware handles, etc.)
• Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary, but at least quarterly.
• Provide substitute foods of similar nutritive value to residents who refuse foods served.
• Must be competent in the use of kitchen equipment as well as their maintenance and sanitation: Blender, Meat Slicer, Steam Table, Refrigerator/Freezers, Can Opener, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Coffee Maker, Plate Warmer, Toaster, and Oven & Range.
• Inspects food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control.
• Processes diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services.
• Assists in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related dietary functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

What We Offer!

• Company covers the cost of renewal of your CDM license.
• Comprehensive benefits package
• 401k Retirement account
• Opportunity for career growth and advancement

Education/Experience:

• Must possess, a minimum, a high school diploma or equivalent
• Must be a Certified Dietary Manager (required)
• Be a graduate of an accredited course in dietetic training, approved by the American Dietetic Association.
• Must have, as a minimum, 1 year experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or other related medical facility.
• Must have training in cost control, food management, diet therapy, etc.
• Must be registered as a Food Service Director in this state.
• Must be knowledgeable of dietary practices and procedures as well as the state law, regulations, and guidelines governing dietary functions in the long-term care facility.

Required education:

• High school or equivalent

Required experience and certification:

• Certified Dietary Manager: 1 year
• Hospital or skilled nursing: 1 year

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, our company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.