Dietary Manager

Duties

• Organize, implement, direct and evaluate the Dietary Department
• Assume the Administrative authority, responsibility and accountability of directing the Dietary Department
• Perform administrative duties such as completing necessary forms, reports, evaluations, etc.
• Determine departmental staffing requirements
• Schedule department work hours (including vacation and holiday schedules), personnel, work assignments, cleaning schedules, etc.
• Maintain written job descriptions and performance evaluations for each level of dietary personnel
• Solicit advice from interdepartmental supervisors
• Ensure dietary personnel follow established safety regulations
• Maintain and provide easy access to current Material Safety Data Sheets
• Attend department head meetings, etc.
• Provide written/oral reports of the dietary services and activities
• Implement and evaluate recommendations of established committees
• Update the Nutritional Assessment, Plan of Care and weight section of the MDS
• Process diet changes and new diet orders
• Routinely check diets against physician’s orders
• Maintain current written records of departmental expenditures
• Communicate and coordinate with other departments
• Assume the responsibility for maintaining professional competence through participation in programs of continuing education
• Be on-call twenty-four (24) hours a day / seven (7) days a week

Qualifications

• Healthcare and Culinary experience a must
• Competitive salary and benefits offered