Dietary Manager

Community Eldercare Services, LLC; Harriman, Northern (TN, KY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Eldercare Services, LLC is seeking a Dietary Services Supervisor to direct the food service activities in a nursing home, including staffing, ordering, preparation, delivery, and cleanup per facility policies and resident care plans.

The role involves coordinating with a dietary consultant to align menus with nutrition standards and state regulations, reviewing patient diet information, and ensuring safe food handling and sanitation practices in daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise employees in the Dietary Department in the day-to-day operations.
• Review all policy and procedure manuals and adhere to them.
• Interview, hire, and train employees.
• Plan, assign, and direct work.
• Appraise performances and reward and discipline employees.
• Address complaints and resolve problems.
• Plan and coordinate standards and procedures of food storage, preparation, and service; equipment and department sanitation; and employee safety.
• Participate in resident Care Plan Development.
• Confer with Dietary Consultant to ensure that menus and department policies conform with nutritional standards, government regulations, and internal procedures.
• Review patient diet information and discuss requests, changes, and inconsistencies with patient, professional staff, and/or resident food committee.
• Inspect food and food preparation and storage areas.
• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformance with recipes and appearance standards.
• Attend meetings with employees, administrative, and/or regulatory personnel to discuss regulations, procedures, grievances, and recommendations for improving food service.
• Compute operating costs, maintain records, and prepare reports for use of management or administrative personnel.

Job description

Description

To direct and coordinate food service activities of a nursing home to include staffing, food ordering and

preparation, food delivery and clean up in accordance with facility policies, physicians’ orders, resident

care plans and appropriate regulations.

Requirements

• Directly supervise employees in the Dietary Department in the day-to-day operations.


• Review all policy and procedure manuals and adhere to them.


• Interview, hire, and train employees.


• Plan, assign, and direct work.


• Appraise performances and reward and discipline employees.


• Address complaints and resolve problems.


• Plan and coordinate standards and procedures of food storage, preparation, and service; equipment and department sanitation; and employee safety.


• Participate in resident Care Plan Development.


• Confer with Dietary Consultant to ensure that menus and department policies conform with nutritional standards, government regulations, and internal procedures.


• Review patient diet information and discuss requests, changes, and inconsistencies with patient, professional staff, and/or resident food committee.


• Inspect food and food preparation and storage areas.


• Taste, smell, and observe food to ensure conformance with recipes and appearance standards.


• Attend meetings with employees, administrative, and/or regulatory personnel to discuss regulations, procedures, grievances, and recommendations for improving food service.


• Compute operating costs, maintain records, and prepare reports for use of management or administrative personnel.