Dietary Manager - Choice Health

A SNF in the Jackson area is seeking a qualified Certified Dietary Manager to manage the operation of the Dietary Department to include staffing, food ordering, and preparation, food delivery and clean-up in accordance with facility policies, physician orders, resident care plans and appropriate regulations.

CDM Certification or Registered Dietitian Required.

Plan Dietary Services

• Purchase food and supplies within budget and maintain a supply to adequately cover each meal.
• Provide technical guidance and administrative direction over diet planning menu formulation, and preparation and service of regular and therapeutic diets.
• Plan menus, conferring with the Dietary Consultant as needed, to confirm that menus conform to nutritional standards and government and established regulations and procedures.
• Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Participate in maintaining records of the resident’s food likes and dislikes.
• Confirm that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Provide timely and accurate completion of dietary portion of MDS, RAP, Resident Care Planning, and Progress Notes as well as Dietary Assessment, Nutritional Data Card, Diet Card and any other dietary forms as required by the Administrator in order to comply with federal and state regulations and facility policies and procedures.

Supervise Food Preparation and Staffing

• Provide nutritious, well-prepared, and palatable meals in a timely and consistent manner while adhering to menus and diet orders.
• Monitor food production maintaining use of standardized recipes and menus and ensuring proper preparation and storage of food and supplies.
• Maintain the highest level of quality and timeliness of food service.
• Maintain adequate food and supplies for disaster preparedness as required by state and federal regulations.

Unit Supervision Management

• Interview, hire, train, supervise, evaluate and discipline dietary personnel.
• Make job assignments and set priorities.
• Orient new staff and participate in recruitment and selection.
• Meet Company policies and State and Federal regulations regarding sanitation and safe food handling techniques.
• Develop Plan of Correction following State, Federal and QA surveys as needed.
• Maintain records, manage budget and supplies.
• Monitor food preparation and food storage areas to be sure that health and sanitation regulations are being met.
• Review resident diet information and care plans, discuss with resident, family, nursing staff, and Dietary Services Consultant as necessary to make appropriate changes.
• Create and implement procedures for department equipment to be operated only by trained, authorized personnel in a safe manner.

Minimum Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian, Certified Dietary Manager, Diet Technician, or previous Dietary Manager, meeting the requirements established by the State Regulatory Agency.
• Organized and detailed in work performance.
• Good communication skills with excellent self-discipline and patience.
• Genuine caring for and interest in elderly and disabled people in a nursing facility.

Great compensation and benefits!!