DIETETICS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

California Department of State Hospitals; California (MO); On-site; USD 8,000 - 9,000; Full time

Job summary

The California Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero seeks a Dietetics Assistant Director to oversee Nutrition Services, ensuring the safe preparation and provision of patient meals, nourishing nourishments, and ancillary dietetic services while maintaining compliance with Joint Commission, licensing, environmental health, HACCP, and food safety standards.

Reporting to the Dietetics Director, you will manage personnel and staffing, plan, organize, and direct department activities,

Qualifications

• Eligible through certification list, transfer eligibility, or reinstatement eligibility.
• Must meet minimum qualifications in examination bulletin/classification specifications.
• Exam is a separate process from applying.

Responsibilities

• Manages personnel and staffing related activities for Nutrition Services.
• Plans, organizes, and directs Nutrition Services for patient meals and related services.
• Ensures adherence to safety, HACCP, and food safety standards.
• Participates in quality control monitoring and performance improvement activities.

Job description

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-527294

Position #(s): 455-548-2155-003

Working Title: Dietetics Assistant Director

Classification: DIETETICS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

$7,530.00 - $9,429.00

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: San Luis Obispo County

Telework: In Office

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Facility: DSH - Atascadero

Job Description And Duties

The Dietetics Assistant Director will be directed by the Dietetics Director in Nutrition Services at the Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero (ASH). The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Manages personnel and staffing related activities for Nutrition Services as assigned.
• Computer use is required.
• Manages, i.e., plans, organizes, and directs, the activities required by Nutrition Services for the quality provision of patient meals, nourishments, and ancillary dietetic services.
• Computer use is required.
• Manages Nutrition Services key department activities and functions as assigned and provided liaison to other hospital areas related to e.g., personnel, procurement/menus, equipment, standards compliance, events, training, safety/security/environment of care, emergency preparedness, infection control/HACCP/food safety, automation, etc.
• Possesses knowledge of, monitors adherence to, prepares for site visits, escorts/attends meetings related to Joint Commission, Licensing, Environmental Health, Department of State Hospitals; DSH-Atascadero policies, procedures, directives, laws, standards, and regulations relevant to Nutrition Services production/presentation/ancillary dietetic services.
• Participates in quality control monitoring, reporting, and resolution of concerns.
• Promotes and participates in performance improvement activities.
• Ensures staff are included in PI activities and kept informed through frequent staff meetings.
• Ensures patient suggestions/concerns from various sources are investigated, resolved, documented (e.g., attends Nutrition & Unit Representative meeting, internal patient complaints, patient rights complaints, etc.).
• Works with staff and department management to establish, implement annual department objectives.
• Participates in assigned department and hospital meetings and teams.
• Participates in the Dietetic Internship (DI) Program in site planning, preceptor responsibilities, and acting DI Director if needed.
• Maintains Food Safety Certification.
• Models, monitors, intervenes, and responds as needed to ensure Nutrition Services' adherence to requirements in safety, security, relationship security, infection control, emergency response, and a non-hostile work environment.

Eligibility: To be considered for this career opportunity, applicants must have eligibility by way of one of the following: reachable on a certification list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications specified in the examination bulletin/classification specifications.

If you do not have eligibility, you must take the exam. The examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy.

Click here to take the Dietetics Assistant Director Examination

Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: DSH Recruitment Survey

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Department Information

The Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero is a secure public sector hospital providing inpatient forensic services for mentally ill adult males who are court committed throughout the State of California. Located on the central coast of California, the Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero is in the vicinity of destination locations such as San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles and Morro Bay, with easy access to beautiful beaches, serene natural settings and many historical landmarks. We invite you to join our professional and talented workforce.

Department Website: https://www.dsh.ca.gov