Dining nd Nutritional Services Manager - FT

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, organizes, and directs functions of Dining and Nutritional Services Department (including personnel and administrative etc.).
• Demonstrates appropriate/effective supervisory skills.
• Maintains effective inter-departmental and inter-professional communication.
• Assists with the preparation of the annual dining and nutritional center budget.
• Complies with established budget restraints.
• Maintains appropriate supplies and equipment necessary to perform job and in accordance with established departmental budget.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the serving time of meals, sanitation, food handling procedures, and food service equipment.
• Evaluates food based on nutritional adequacy, method of preparation, taste, appearance, serving temperature, and portion size.
• Serves as a liaison between Dining and Nutritional Services Department and patients.
• May be required to plan and conduct in-service training programs.
• Assumes responsibility for the Dining and Nutritional Services Department in compliance to federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintains an adequate level of staffing for the Dining and Nutritional Services department in accordance with staffing budget.
• Provides to the administrator appropriate reports/documentation to support departmental updates, corrective actions, evaluations, skills verifications and other as necessary.
• Participates in the hiring process to include interviewing, screening and selection of Dining and Nutritional Services associates.
• Reviews and responds to complaints/grievances (associate and/or patient or family) that concerns the Dining and Nutritional Services department.
• Maintains appropriate documentation in regards to incident/accidents and OSHA regulations.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current licensure standards and the survey process.
• Reviews departmental functions to ensure compliance with current standard and procedural guidelines.
• Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.
• Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.
• Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

Skills And Abilities

• Proficient in using a computer, especially Microsoft Office, Excel and Power Point.
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills required.
• Effective and professional verbal, and written communication skills.
• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude.
• Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.

Minimum Qualifications

• Certified Dietary Manager or Associates Degree or higher in Hospitality, Food Service Management, or Culinary.
• A minimum of a H.S. diploma or its equivalent required.
• Must possess a valid food safety certification.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Responsible for directing the functions of the associates in the Dining and Nutritional Services department.

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram format.
• The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Application Skills

• This job requires proficiency with the following computer applications:
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit, talk or hear.
• The associate frequently is required to walk.
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The associate is occasionally required to stand.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.