Dietary Director — Lead Nutrition & Resident Care

The Waters; Paragon (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New Wage Scale

Excellent Pay

Flexible Scheduling

Paid Vacation Time-Cash Out Option

Paid Sick Time

Group Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life insurance plans

Disability plans

401K

Job summary

The Waters in Paragon, IN is seeking a Full Time Dietary Manager to oversee the dietary department, ensure quality nutritional services, and maintain safety and sanitation standards. The role involves coordinating with nursing, housekeeping, and social services to develop plans and monitor menus and resident diet plans.

We offer a new wage scale, excellent pay, flexible scheduling, paid vacation time with cash-out option, paid sick time, and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and

Responsibilities

• Coordinates dietary services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.)
• Assists in developing departmental policies, procedures, equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident
• Assist in 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Assists in planning the dietary services portion of the resident’s discharge plan
• Participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies
• Interviews residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history
• Assists in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served
• Ensures that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service
• Ensures that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Maintains an adequate liaison with families and residents as necessary
• Visits residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• Involves the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident
• Assists in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician
• Assists in developing diet plans for individual residents
• Reviews therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician’s orders
• Reviews the dietary requirements of each resident admitted to the facility, as may be required, and assist the attending physician in planning for the resident’s prescribed diet plan
• Ensures that residents are offered a nourishing snack at bedtime
• Makes daily rounds to assure that dietary personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate dietary procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the facility
• Attends mandatory meetings and in-services
• Others duties as assigned by the Administrator

Job description

The Waters in Paragon, IN is seeking a Full Time Dietary Manager to oversee the dietary department, ensure quality nutritional services, and maintain safety and sanitation standards. The role involves coordinating with nursing, housekeeping, and social services to develop plans and monitor menus and resident diet plans.

We offer a new wage scale, excellent pay, flexible scheduling, paid vacation time with cash-out option, paid sick time, and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and