Dietary Manager

Skilled Nursing Care Center of Illinois; Harrisburg (IL); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 72.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Skilled Nursing Care Center of Illinois in Harrisburg, IL seeks a Dietary Manager to partner with the Dietitian and direct the Dietary Department, ensuring quality nutritional services and compliance with regulations.

The role includes developing menus, supervising staff, maintaining records, and coordinating with Nursing to support resident care and discharge planning; experience in healthcare food service is required.

Formación

• Must have at least a high school diploma.
• Must possess Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification.
• Minimum 3 years supervisory experience in a hospital or nursing facility.
• Knowledge of dietary practices and relevant laws and guidelines.

Responsabilidades

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate and direct the Dietary Department.
• Develop and maintain written job descriptions and evaluations for dietary staff.
• Review and revise policies and procedures annually; make recommendations to Dietitian/Administrator.
• Inspect food storage and related areas for upkeep and supply control.
• Process diet changes and new diets from Nursing Department.
• Review complaints and document actions for Dietitian/Administrator.
• Assist during resident discharge planning with dietary portion of discharge.
• Participate in facility surveys and regulatory inspections.
• Interview residents or families to obtain diet history and preferences.
• Review diet plans and menus for physician orders compliance.
• Ensure charts and progress notes accurately reflect dietary services and resident response.
• Maintain menus and stock levels; ensure cleanliness of dietary areas.
• Assist with Infection Control and aseptic techniques in food service.
• Review and revise care plans quarterly and coordinate with Director of Nursing.
• Ensure care plans address resident equipment/utensil needs for daily service.
• Budgetary responsibilities including budget development and control.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Supervisory experience

Dietary knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Educación

High school diploma

Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification (Illinois)

Descripción del empleo

Skilled Nursing Care Center of Illinois - Dietary Manager

SUMMARY:

The Dietary Manager is responsible for partnering with the Dietitian to plan, organize, develop and direct the overall operation of the Dietary Department in accordance with current, federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility, and as 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 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the Dietary Department, its programs and activities
• Assist in developing & maintaining written job descriptions and performance evaluations for each level of dietary personnel
• Review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc., at least annually for revisions, and make recommendations to the Dietitian and/or Administrator
• Inspect food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control
• Process diet changes and new diets as received from Nursing Department
• Review departmental complains and grievances from personnel and make written reports to Dietitian and/or Administrator of action(s) taken
• Assist during resident discharge planning with the dietary portion of the resident’s discharge from the facility
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections made by authorized government agencies)
• Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history. Participate in maintaining records of the resident’s food likes and dislikes
• Review therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician’s orders.
• Ensure that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service
• Ensure that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Ensure that stock levels of staple/non-staple food, supplies, equipment, etc., are maintained at adequate levels at all times
• Assist the Infection Control Committee in the development, implementation, and revisions of food services aseptic and isolation techniques
• Ensure that dietary service work area, food storage area, and food preparation areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
• Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary, but at least quarterly
• Ensure that the care plan identifies any special equipment and utensils the resident may need; discuss and problem areas with the Director of Nursing
• Ensure that all Dietary personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in planning daily food services for the resident
• Budgetary responsibilities include reviewing financial and budget transactions, assisting with budget development, and budgetary control
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma
• Must be possess Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification in the State of Illinois
• Must have, as a minimum of 3 years experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related medical facility
• Must be knowledgeable of dietary practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing dietary functions in nursing care facilities