Registered Dietician

Meadowood Nursing Center; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Meadowood Nursing Center is seeking a Dietitian to plan, develop, organize, and direct the Food Services Department, ensuring quality nutritional services daily within sanitary standards.

The role includes reviewing policies, implementing corrective actions for survey deficiencies, and supporting the QA committee with action plans while maintaining safe, clean dietary service areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics from an accredited college.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a hospital or nursing facility.
• Bachelor's in Dietetics required; administrative duties in food service.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the facility’s Food Services Department.
• Review department policies and manuals at least annually.
• Develop corrective plans for deficiencies noted during surveys.
• Assist QA committee in plans of action to correct deficiencies.
• Perform regular sanitation, order, and safety inspections of dietary service areas.

Skills

Food service management

Sanitation and safety

Policy review and implementation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics

Job description

The primary purpose of the job position is to plan, organize, develop and direct the overall operation of the Food Services Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be directed by the Administrator, to assure that quality nutritional services are being provided on a daily basis and that the food services department is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

As Dietitian, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. Additional duties to include:

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct our facility’s Food Services Department, its programs and activities.
• Review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc., at least annually for revisions. Make recommendations to the Administrator.
• Review and develop a plan of correction for any food service deficiencies noted during state/federal surveys and provide a written copy of such plan to the Administrator for his/her approval.
• Assist the Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee in developing and implementing plans of action to correct any food service deficiencies.
• Perform regular inspections of dietary service areas for sanitation, order, safety, and proper performance of assigned duties.

Education:

Must possess, as a minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

Must have, as a minimum, 1 year(s) experience in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.