Dietary Manager

Adept; North Platte (NE); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Adept is seeking a Certified Dietary Manager for a dynamic healthcare environment in North Platte, Nebraska. You will plan, direct, and supervise dietary staff, ensure meals meet nutritional needs, and maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

We will help you get certified and provide ongoing training. This on-site role involves budgeting, coordinating with the facility dietitian, supervising cooks and aides, and ensuring a safe, warm, and dignified dining experience for

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen operations and managing dietary activities.
• Proficiency with computer systems and basic software used in dietary departments.
• Excellent customer service and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and supervise dietary staff.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Plan meals ahead to meet nutritional needs and minimize substitutions.
• Coordinate with the facility dietitian to ensure meals meet residents' nutritional requirements.
• Oversee food tray assembly to meet diet cards and schedule.
• Manage dietary department budgeting and staffing.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Computer skills

Customer service

Job description

Certified Dietary Manager needed for a dynamic, exciting, healthcare environment!

Willing to learn? Have Kitchen, Computer, Customer service experience?

We will help you get Certified!

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Plans, directs, and supervises the activities of the dietary staff
• Operates the dietary department in a safe and sanitary manner by ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations and following established policies and procedures.
• Plans meals far enough ahead to minimize the need for food substations.
• Works closely with facility dietitian to ensure meals meet the nutritional needs of the residents.
• Ensures food supplies are appropriate and places orders when necessary.
• Oversees food tray line to ensure trays are prepared according to diet cards in an efficient manner to meet scheduled meal and snack times.
• Responsible for operating the Dietary Department within budgetary guidelines and limitations.
• Assists in annual performance reviews for dietary staff. Provides guidance and education to staff regarding their performance.
• Responsible for training and educating staff members.
• Provides counseling and disciplinary action to dietary staff members as needed.
• Follow established safety precautions when preforming tasks and using equipment and supplies.
• Report all hazardous conditions and equipment along with any accidents/incidents to the Administrator.
• Must answer and respond to call lights promptly and courteously when working in resident care areas.
• Maintains the comfort, privacy and dignity of residents and interacts with them in a manner that displays warmth, respect and promotes a caring environment.
• Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
• Attend and participate in meetings and in-services as directed or scheduled.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises Cooks, Dietary Aides and other Dietary Staff

Work Environment

This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the facility while pulling or pushing dietary carts. This position works mostly in the dietary department which can experience extreme temperature changes from excessive heat in the cooking area to freezing temperatures in walk-in freezers.

This role may also come into contact with residents who may have contagious illnesses.