Lead Dietitian for Skilled Nursing Nutrition & Planning

IntegriNurse; East Longmeadow (MA); Hybride; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Berkshire Healthcare Systems, Inc. is seeking a Dietary Services leader to plan, develop, and direct the Dietary Department and its programs.

The role involves coordinating services with Nursing, Housekeeping, and Social Services, inspecting storage areas, and ensuring compliance with physician orders and survey requirements. You will develop diet plans, menus, and care plans for residents, participate in surveys, and maintain records of dietary preferences, with emphasis on team collaboration

Responsabilités

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Dietary Department and its programs and activities.
• Coordinate dietary services and activities with Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.
• Inspect food storage rooms and related areas for upkeep and supply control.
• Review and develop a plan of correction for dietary service deficiencies noted during survey inspections.
• Assist in planning the dietary services portion of the resident's discharge plan.
• Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
• Interview residents or family members to obtain diet history.
• Maintain records of residents' food likes and dislikes.
• Assist in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served.
• Assist in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician.
• Assist in developing diet plans for individual residents.
• Review therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to ensure compliance with physician orders.
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, and other departments in planning food service programs and activities.
• Ensure dietary service work areas are clean and sanitary.
• Ensure that food storage and preparation areas are clean, safe and sanitary.
• Recommend equipment and supply needs of the department.
• Place orders for equipment and supplies as necessary.
• Maintain adequate stock levels of staple/non-staple foods, supplies and equipment.
• Assist in interviewing food supply vendors as required.
• Assist in purchasing food service supplies, equipment, etc.
• Develop a written dietary plan of care identifying dietary problems/needs and goals.
• Develop and maintain good rapport with others involved with the care plan to ensure team effort.

Description du poste

Berkshire Healthcare Systems, Inc. is seeking a Dietary Services leader to plan, develop, and direct the Dietary Department and its programs.

The role involves coordinating services with Nursing, Housekeeping, and Social Services, inspecting storage areas, and ensuring compliance with physician orders and survey requirements. You will develop diet plans, menus, and care plans for residents, participate in surveys, and maintain records of dietary preferences, with emphasis on team collaboration