Senior Dietitian Lead - Nutrition & Care Team

KITH HAVEN; Flint (MI); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with matching funds

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Résumé du poste

KITH HAVEN in Michigan seeks a healthcare dietary supervisor to oversee the dietary department, supervise staff, and ensure meals meet regulatory standards and resident needs. The role includes budget management, menu planning, and collaboration with nursing and dietary teams.

Responsibilities cover supervising staff, attending care plan meetings, ensuring nutrition delivery, and maintaining records while adhering to state and federal regulations. A registered dietitian credential is emphasized.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field is required.
• Knowledge of MDS, care planning, and clinical documentation standards.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations governing dietary and nutritional services.

Responsabilités

• Oversees the dietary department and provides supervision to the dietary staff to ensure the nutritional needs of residents are met according to standards of practice and regulatory guidelines.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Participates in regularly scheduled conferences including department head meetings, Resident at Risk meetings and interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
• Oversees the purchase of food and supplies within budget and maintains a supply to adequately cover each meal.
• Provides technical guidance and administrative direction over diet planning, menu formulation, preparation and service of regular and therapeutic diets.
• Ensures menus meet resident nutritional needs, preferences, and follow physician orders and regulatory guidelines.
• Interviews residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Participates in maintaining records of the resident’s food likes and dislikes.
• Confirms that charted nutritional progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Visits residents periodically to evaluate quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• Monitors weekly and monthly weights and collaborates with nursing personnel to make appropriate recommendations.
• Monitors meals to ensure they provide nutritious, well-prepared, and palatable meals in a timely and consistent manner while adhering to menus and diet orders.
• Verify appropriate meals/snacks are served to residents with special dietary needs.
• Maintains records, manages budget and supplies.
• Monitors equipment and work areas to verify they are maintained in a clean, safe and orderly manner; maintains strict adherence to procedures regarding cleaners or hazardous materials or objects; verifies universal precautions and infection control, isolation, fire, safety and sanitation practices and procedures are followed; and promptly addresses any hazardous conditions and equipment.
• Monitors food preparation and food storage areas to ensure that health and sanitation regulations are being met.
• Reviews resident diet information and care plans, discusses with resident, family, and nursing staff, as necessary to make appropriate changes.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field

Description du poste

KITH HAVEN in Michigan seeks a healthcare dietary supervisor to oversee the dietary department, supervise staff, and ensure meals meet regulatory standards and resident needs. The role includes budget management, menu planning, and collaboration with nursing and dietary teams.

Responsibilities cover supervising staff, attending care plan meetings, ensuring nutrition delivery, and maintaining records while adhering to state and federal regulations. A registered dietitian credential is emphasized.