Dietary Manager

Ensign Services; McAllen, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

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Job summary

Village Healthcare Rehab in McAllen, Texas, seeks a Dietary Supervisor to direct the dietary department, ensuring quality nutritional services and compliance with federal, state, and local standards.

You will manage staff, coordinate with Nursing, Housekeeping, and Social Services, and work with a dietitian to develop menus, meals, and resident diets; the role emphasizes leadership, budgeting, policy development, and adherence to safety and sanitation.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma.
• Two years of supervisory experience in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or related medical facility.
• Training in cost control, food management, and diet therapy.
• Certification as a Dietary Manager or equivalent.
• Associate degree in food service management satisfies state requirements for dietary managers.
• Evidence of TB clearance on hire.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Leadership and supervisory ability; ability to work with staff and residents.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates and directs the Dietary Department and its activities.
• Coordinate dietary services with Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.
• Receive consultations from a dietitian/nutritional professional.
• Develop and maintain written dietary policies and procedures.
• Assist in assessing dietary needs of residents and plan diets.
• Inspect storage areas and manage supplies.
• Participate in surveys and address deficiencies.
• Review diet plans and ensure physician orders are followed.
• Ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
• Prepare budgets for the Dietary Department and present for approval.
• Orient and train new dietary staff.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Budget management

Policy development

Cost control

Quality assurance

Communication skills

Education

Associate degree in food service management

Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) or equivalent

High school diploma

State requirements for dietary managers

Job description

INTRODUCTION

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POSITION SUMMARY

To direct the overall operation of the Dietary Department in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, governing the facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator and Dietitian. 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. As the Dietary Supervisor, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. The position may be classified as salaried exempt and is justified by a program requiring at least 50% of time dedicated to the management of the department and personnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates and directs the Dietary Department, its programs and activities.
• Coordinate dietary services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.).
• Receives frequently scheduled consultations from a qualified dietitian/ nutritional professional.
• Develops and maintains written dietary policies and procedures.
• Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident.
• Develop and maintain a file of tested standard recipes.
• Inspect food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Review and assist in developing a plan of correction for dietary service deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Administrator.
• Process diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services.
• Assist the Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct dietary deficiencies.
• Assist the Discharge Planning Coordinator in planning the dietary services portion of the resident's discharge plan.
• Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• Maintains records of the resident's food likes and dislikes.
• Ensure that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident's response to the service.
• Ensure the menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Review 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.
• Review diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician's orders.
• Ensure that residents are offered a nourishing snack at bedtime.
• Ensures that new dietary staff are properly oriented and trained.
• Develops dietary staff work assignments and schedules.
• Prepare and plan the Dietary Department's budget for food, equipment, supplies, and labor, and submit to the Administrator for review, recommendations, and approval.
• Assures all Dietary staff complete required compliance training and processes.
• Performs other duties as may be needed or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Certificates and Licenses:

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma.
• Must have, as a minimum, 2 year(s) experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
• Must have training in cost control, food management, diet therapy, etc.
• Be a Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Service Manager or has a similar national certification from a national certifying body for food service management and safety, or
• Have an Associate’s degree or higher in food service management or in hospitality, if the course study from an accredited institution includes food service or restaurant management, and Meets State requirements for food service managers or dietary managers in States that have such established requirements.
• Must provide evidence of being free of tuberculosis infection upon hire and as set forth by the policies of the facility.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decision when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.

BENEFITS

For benefit details check us out here http://ensignbenefits.com/. Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full-time employment status.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

EOE disability veteran

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.