Dietary Manager

Waters of Wakarusa; Wakarusa (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Wakarusa is seeking a Dietary Manager to oversee the Dietary Department, ensuring compliance with standards and providing quality nutritional services. The role involves coordinating with other departments, developing care plans, and maintaining a safe environment.

Benefits

Excellent Pay

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Scheduling

Paid Birthdays

Paid Vacation Time - Cash Out Option

Paid Sick Time

Attendance Bonus

Group Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance Plans

Disability Plans

401K

Qualifications

• Oversee Dietary Department's operations ensuring compliance with standards.
• Develop assessments of residents' dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate dietary services with other departments.
• Create written dietary care plans identifying problems and goals.
• Ensure staff use care plans in daily services.

Skills

Nutritional Services

Compliance

Coordination

Communication

Job description

Now Hiring - Dietary Manager

COME JOIN OUR TEAM!!

Benefits include:

• Excellent Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Scheduling
• Paid Birthdays
• Paid Vacation Time - Cash Out Option
• Paid Sick Time
• Attendance Bonus
• Group Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance Plans
• Disability Plans
• 401K

Position Summary - Dietary Manager:

The primary purpose of this role is to develop and oversee the Dietary Department's operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local standards and regulations, and providing quality nutritional services daily. The manager maintains a clean, safe, and sanitary environment.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Coordinate dietary services with other departments (e.g., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services).
2. Assist in developing departmental policies, procedures, and managing equipment and supplies.
3. Develop assessments of residents' dietary needs.
4. Create written dietary care plans identifying problems and goals.
5. Schedule care plans and assessments for review in meetings.
6. Ensure staff are aware of and use care plans in daily services.
7. Identify any special equipment needed for residents.
8. Review and update care plans quarterly.
9. Provide substitute foods of similar nutritional value when residents refuse certain foods.
10. Be competent in using and maintaining kitchen equipment.
11. Inspect storage and utility areas for upkeep and supply control.
12. Process diet changes and new diets from nursing services.
13. Identify and evaluate routine dietary functions, especially those involving exposure to blood or body fluids.
14. Assist in planning dietary aspects of discharge plans.
15. Participate in facility inspections by government agencies.
16. Interview residents or families to gather diet history.
17. Develop methods to determine food quality and quantity.
18. Ensure dietary progress notes are detailed and informative.
19. Maintain menus according to policies.
20. Liaise with families and residents as needed.
21. Visit residents to evaluate meal quality and preferences.
22. Involve residents and families in planning goals.
23. Plan regular and special diets per physician orders.
24. Develop individual diet plans.
25. Review and ensure compliance of diet plans and menus with physician orders.
26. Assist in dietary planning for new residents.
27. Offer nourishing snacks at bedtime.
28. Make daily rounds to oversee staff duties and service quality.
29. Attend meetings and in-service trainings.
30. Perform any other duties assigned by the Administrator.

Our company is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. We comply with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.