Dietary Services Manager — Nutrition Care Leader

The Waters of Peru; Peru (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pay

Paid Vacation Time

Paid Sick Time

Group Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life insurance plans

Disability plans

Job summary

The Waters of Peru in Indiana seeks a Dietary Manager to assist the Dietitian in planning, organizing, developing and directing the dietary department to ensure quality nutritional services and compliance with regulations. You will help maintain a clean, safe dining environment on a daily basis.

You will coordinate dietary services with nursing, housekeeping, and social services; develop policies and care plans; assess resident dietary needs; and ensure care plans are implemented and updated.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates dietary services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.)
• Assists the dietary staff in the development and use of departmental policies, procedures, equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident
• Assist in the developing a written dietary plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) that identifies the dietary problem/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each dietary problem/need identified
• Assist in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each committee meeting
• Ensure that all dietary personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in planning daily dietary services for the resident
• Ensure that the care plan identifies any special equipment and utensils the resident may need (e.g., plate guard, enlarged silverware handles, etc.)
• Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary, but at least quarterly
• Provide substitute foods of similar nutritive value to residents who refuse foods served
• Must be competent in the use of kitchen equipment as well as their maintenance and sanitation: Blender, Meat Slicer, Steam Table, Refrigerator/Freezers, Can Opener, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Coffee Maker, Plate Warmer, Toaster, and Oven & Range
• Inspects food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control
• Processes diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services
• Assists in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job related dietary functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded
• Assists in planning the dietary services portion of the resident’s discharge plan
• Participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies
• Interviews residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history
• Assists in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served
• Ensures that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service
• Ensures that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures

Job description

The Waters of Peru in Indiana seeks a Dietary Manager to assist the Dietitian in planning, organizing, developing and directing the dietary department to ensure quality nutritional services and compliance with regulations. You will help maintain a clean, safe dining environment on a daily basis.

You will coordinate dietary services with nursing, housekeeping, and social services; develop policies and care plans; assess resident dietary needs; and ensure care plans are implemented and updated.