Director of Dietary Services

Cross Healthcare Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cross Healthcare Services seeks a Dietary Director to oversee the Dietary Department, staff supervision, and food production ensuring residents' nutritional well-being.

The role requires a college degree in food/nutrition or related field, ADA-approved dietetic technician certification or state-approved training, and at least two years of supervisory experience in a healthcare setting. Proficiency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• College degree in food, nutrition, dietetics, or food service management is required.
• Graduate of ADA-approved dietetic technician program or state-approved Food Service Management course required.
• Two or more years of supervisory experience in a healthcare dietetic setting required.
• Must communicate verbally and in writing in English.

Responsibilities

• Selects, trains, and develops an effective and efficient staff
• Establishes and communicates performance standards and objectives; conducts performance appraisals; rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves problems
• Develops and implements operational methods and techniques to provide maximum efficiency within budget allowances for food, staffing, and supplies
• Establishes departmental procedures in accordance with state regulations and administrative policies and develops standards for organization and supervision of dietary service
• Monitors all costs associated with the Dietary Department and maintains accurate records of invoicing in order to report month-end costs, statistics, and monitor year-to-date expenses. Responsible for maintaining the departmental budget
• Determines quality and quantity of food required to meet menu specifications, provides standardized recipes, orders items needed and controls food production
• Actively participates in facility QA meetings, nutrition, weight loss, and skin meetings
• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Education

College Degree in food, nutrition, dietetics, or food service management

Graduate of a dietetic technician training program approved by the American Dietetic Association

Graduate of state-approved Food Service Management course

2+ years supervisory experience in dietetic service in a health care institution

Must communicate verbally and in writing in English

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for the overall direction and supervisor of the Dietary Department, personnel, and food production to ensure the nutritional well-being of all residents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Selects, trains, and develops an effective and efficient staff
• Establishes and communicates performance standards and objectives; conducts performance appraisals; rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves problems
• Develops and implements operational methods and techniques to provide maximum efficiency within budget allowances for food, staffing, and supplies
• Establishes departmental procedures in accordance with state regulations and administrative policies and develops standards for organization and supervision of dietary service
• Monitors all costs associated with the Dietary Department and maintains accurate records of invoicing in order to report month-end costs, statistics, and monitor year-to-date expenses. Responsible for maintaining the departmental budget
• Determines quality and quantity of food required to meet menu specifications, provides standardized recipes, orders items needed and controls food production
• Actively participates in facility QA meetings, nutrition, weight loss, and skin meetings
• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• College Degree in food, nutrition, dietetics, or food service management or the equivalent in related work experience
• Graduate of a dietetic technician training program approved by the American Dietetic Association or a graduate of a state-approved course of instruction in Food Service Management required
• 2+ years supervisory experience in the dietetic service of a health care institution
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions

Physical Demands – Office

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment – Office

This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.