Food Service Director

Infinity Healthcare Consulting; Paragon (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New Wage Scale

Excellent Pay

Flexible Scheduling

Paid Vacation Time-Cash Out Option

Paid Sick Time

Group Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life insurance plans

Disability plans

401K

Job summary

Infinity Healthcare Consulting seeks a Full Time Dietary Manager to oversee the Dietary Department, ensuring compliant, high-quality nutritional services and a clean, safe dining environment in accordance with applicable standards and regulations.

The role involves coordinating with other departments, developing dietary policies, and managing schedules and care plans to meet residents’ needs and facility goals.

Qualifications

• The role focuses on directing the dietary department operations in accordance with federal, state and local standards and regulations.
• Ensures daily provision of quality nutritional services and maintains a clean, safe, sanitary dietary environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate dietary services with other departments as needed.
• Develop and implement dietary policies, plans, and schedules.
• Review and update care plans and dietary assessments quarterly.
• Provide guidance on menus, nutrition plans, and resident diet changes.
• Attend mandatory meetings and participate in facility surveys.

Job description

We are looking for a Full Time Dietary Manager to join our Team!

** New Wage Scale**

A comprehensive benefit package includes:

Excellent Pay

Flexible Scheduling

Paid Vacation Time-Cash Out Option

Paid Sick Time

Group Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life insurance plans

Disability plans

401K

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of your job position is developing and directing the overall operation of the Dietary Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that quality nutritional services are provided on a daily basis and that the dietary department is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

A.Role Responsibilities – Job Knowledge/Duties:

• 1. Coordinates dietary services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.)


• 2. Assists the dietary staff in the development and use of departmental policies, procedures, equipment, supplies, etc.


• 3. Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident


• 4. 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


• 5. Assist in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each committee meeting


• 6. 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


• 7. Ensure that the care plan identifies any special equipment and utensils the resident may need (e.g., plate guard, enlarged silverware handles, etc.)


• 8. Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary, but at least quarterly


• 9. Provide substitute foods of similar nutritive value to residents who refuse foods served


• 10. 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


• 11. Inspects food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control


• 12. Processes diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services


• 13. 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


• 14. Assists in planning the dietary services portion of the resident’s discharge plan


• 15. Participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies


• 16. Interviews residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history


• 17. Assists in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served


• 18. Ensures that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service


• 19. Ensures that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures


• 20. Maintains an adequate liaison with families and residents as necessary


• 21. Visits residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.


• 22. Involves the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident


• 23. Assists in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician


• 24. Assists in developing diet plans for individual residents


• 25. Reviews therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician’s orders


• 26. Reviews the dietary requirements of each resident admitted to the facility, as may be required, and assist the attending physician in planning for the resident’s prescribed diet plan


• 27. Ensures that residents are offered a nourishing snack at bedtime


• 28. Makes daily rounds to assure that dietary personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate dietary procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the facility


• 29. Attends mandatory meetings and in-services


• 30. Others duties as assigned by the Administrator