Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - Hickory Ridge of Temperance

Ciena Healthcare; Temperance (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Student Loan Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with matching funds

Life Insurance

Employee discounts

Food service staff meal benefits

Job summary

Hickory Ridge of Temperance, a Ciena Healthcare facility, seeks a dedicated nutrition services supervisor to lead the food service team and ensure high standards of care. You will oversee nutrition screening, care planning with the Dietitian, menu planning, inventory, and regulatory audits on site.

The role requires CDM and ServSafe certifications, plus a high school diploma and preferred two-year institutional food service experience. Join a team focused on compassion and excellence in Michigan.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two-year supervised food service experience in an institutional setting focusing on planning, preparing and servicing regular and therapeutic diets.
• Knowledge of CMS regulations, therapeutic diets, texture modifications, and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Interviews residents, family members, legal representatives to obtain and update information for individualized plans of care.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate plans of care.
• Collaborates with other departments to accommodate residents' choices and routines regarding eating.
• Organizes food preparation and services to ensure timely meals.
• Verifies resident information and completes nutrition portions of essential records.
• Supervises food preparation to conserve nutritional value, flavor and appearance.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement activities and implement recommendations.

Skills

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CDM certification

ServSafe certification

Job description

• Student Loan Reimbursement

Facility: Hickory Ridge of Temperance

Sign-On Bonus: $5,000

Hickory Ridge of Temperance,

Join us with an attractive benefits offering

• Competitive pay


• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• 401K with matching funds


• Life Insurance


• Employee discounts


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Student Loan Reimbursement

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and applicable laws.


• Completes and updates the nutrition screening and assessment and diet history as part of the comprehensive assessment process. Refers new residents, if required by the state and all Residents at nutritional risk to Dietitian for evaluation.


• Interviews residents, family members, legal representatives and significant others to obtain and update information needed to develop individualized plans of care, protect and promote Residents’ rights and accommodate individual needs and preferences.


• Participates with the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate plans of care.


• Participates in care conferences. Communicates resident concerns and responses to interventions to interdisciplinary team members, the Dietitian and direct care staff.


• Collaborates with other departments to identify and accommodate individual Resident’s choices, preferences and customary routines regarding eating.


• Assist the Dietitian with planning menus that meet the nutritional needs of Residents in accordance with recommended dietary allowance and state and federal regulations.


• Verifies resident information regarding new admissions, diet order changes, room changes, and daily census.


• Provides timely and accurate completion of nutrition portions of MDS, CAA’s, Resident Care Plans and Progress Notes.


• Conducts regular meal observations, reviews records, and interviews staff and residents to ensure that residents are receiving foods in the amount, type, consistency and frequency to maintain usual weight and clinical indicators. If food intake is inadequate or the resident’s nutritional is poor, adjusts menus to meet the caloric and nutritional needs of the resident.


• Refers complex nutritional issues to Dietitian for assessment and intervention.


• Supervises food preparation using techniques that conserve nutritional value, flavor, and appearance.


• Organizes food preparation and services to ensure food is served to residents within scheduled time frames.


• Provides food alternatives of similar nutritional value for residents who refuse food served.


• Orders food economically and efficiently from approved sources considered satisfactory by federal, state and local authorities.


• Maintains sufficient inventory of food and supplies. Establishes effective systems to track inventory and secure storage areas.


• Ensures that food is received, stored, prepared, held and served under sanitary conditions to prevent the transmission of food borne illness.


• Completes and maintains all Food and Nutrition Services Department records and forms, including administrative statistics on number of meals served, food costs, menus and repairs.


• Supervises trash and waste disposal in compliance with state and federal requirements.


• Inspects for any signs of rodents or pests. Report findings to the Maintenance Director.


• Participates in long term care survey process. Instructs staff in matters of conduct and disclosure. Maintains a presence at all times while surveyors are on-site and directs the timely collection of information required by the survey team. Demonstrates concern for identified problems and undertakes corrective action while survey is in progress, if appropriate. Works with the Dietitian and administration to develop survey report responses, as needed.


• Works with the Dietitian to develop and update the nutritional policies that reflect the philosophy and mission of the company and facility and accepted professional standards of nutrition and sanitation.


• Performs in-services to culinary staff on various topics related to food service policies and procedures as needed.


• Participates in the department's budget development.


• Communicates with and makes recommendations to the Administrator with regards to resident food and nutrition services, personnel and budget issues.


• Interprets Company policy and makes decisions based on the application of those policies where applicable.


• Participate in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement activities and implement recommendations as needed.


• Conducts audits to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.


• Prefer two-year supervised food service experience in an institutional setting focusing on planning, preparing and servicing regular and therapeutic diets.


• Knowledge of CMS regulations, therapeutic diets, texture modifications, and food safety standards.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) certification


• ServSafe certified or ServSafe certification required within 90 days of employment

Minimum Qualifications

• Computer skills are required.


• Meets all state and federal criminal background check requirements.

Ciena Healthcare

We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in Michigan and Ohio. We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them. Join us, if you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way.

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