Dining Service Coordinator - ALF

About Americare

For over 30 years, Americare has extended care to senior generations in America's heartland. We pride ourselves on being resident focused, encouraging employees to make smart, responsible decisions that are in the best interest of individual residents. Every employee company wide is a valued part of the organization, dedicated to their commitment and passion of creating a person centered home environment for each resident truly making a difference in the lives they touch. Each individual facility is a vibrant part of the communities they serve.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Step into a role where your culinary expertise and leadership makes a daily difference in our residents' lives. This is a great opportunity to showcase your culinary talents and leadership skills while enhancing the quality of life and wellness of our residents.

Position Summary

Responsible for assisting and supporting dietary staff while managing dietary department within established company policies and state and federal regulations. DSC is responsible for fiscal operations in dietary department such as budgeting, planning and accounting for dietary services. Assist in hiring and training dietary personnel. Coordinates dietary services with disciplinary team to provide an overall person centered care in the nursing facility environment. Also responsible for providing healthy, nutritious and attractive dietary meals to resident and visitors while meeting special dietary requirements. The DSC also will be monitoring dietary activity to assure a safe working environment.

Critical Functions

• Full time
• Responsible for supervising and or assisting in preparing and serving meals in the nursing home setting
• Serving correct diet to resident and providing a home like environment or person centered care
• Works with dietary staff in keeping the dietary department clean and sanitary as well as a safe working environment

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Important member of the management team expected and authorized to use sound independent judgment and discretion in the performance of duties
• Follow Americare policies, state and federal and ASI standards on ongoing basis
• Plan, organize and map out dietary work schedule
• Counsel, discipline, and terminate dietary personnel as circumstances render using appropriate documentation and working with facility administrator with open communication
• Orientate, train, and evaluate job performance of all dietary service personnel
• Compile and submit the department objective and achievements in a written quarterly review
• Participate in regularly scheduled conferences with the administrator and department heads
• Participate in the development and implementation of dietary policies, procedures and staff development programs
• Purchase necessary foods and supplies while working within budget guidelines
• Maintain necessary personnel, cost, menu, monthly food inventories and other essential records which all lead to a person centered care experience for residents
• Train dietary staff to perform assigned duties
• Allot sufficient time for all dietary service personnel to participate in regularly scheduled in service education
• Participate in multi disciplinary resident plan of care
• Direct the cleaning and sanitation of the dietary department
• Direct the care of safety equipment and promote a safe working environment
• Direct use of personal protective equipment and safety equipment such as lumbar supports, moving carts and two person lifting
• Attend scheduled seminars and workshops approved by the administrator
• Cooperate with the consulting registered dietician in implementing administrative approved dietary recommendations
• Maintain good communication with all departments with special emphasis on the nursing department

Qualifications, Education, Experience & Skills

• Minimal 18 years of age, high school education and continuing education related to dietary department
• Ability to work as part of interdisciplinary team to provide home like environment or personal centered care while providing nutritious meals for residents, families, visitors and at times staff
• Adhering to HIPAA regulations, OSHA regulations and state and federal guidelines
• Familiar with lock out tag out procedures and use of personal protective equipment
• Experience in meal planning, budgeting and dietary operations as well as resident admission/discharge
• Prefer experience in quantity food production

Key Competencies

• Operation of dietary / kitchen appliances in safe manner
• Ability to adhere to company policies and procedures and display professional behavior
• Follow HIPAA guidelines regarding resident confidentiality
• Demonstrate respect for residents and resident's family members by assisting or problem solving issues
• Assist in preparation and serving of food as well as clean up and keeping a sanitary dietary area
• Possess high standards for dietary sanitations, safety measures, and care and maintenance of equipment

Position Goals

• Providing healthy, nutritious and attractive dietary meals to residents
• Maintaining kitchen and dining sanitation guidelines and regulations
• Ensuring breakfast, lunch, and dinner station is properly set up Monday through Friday in the dining room
• Rounding on every neighborhood for lunch and dinner to ensure dining area is properly set up, presentable, and staff is educated on current and new resident diets
• Maintains a steady work schedule, changes to schedule can be made at any time to ensure coverage
• Schedules self to work one weekend every month
• State inspection ready at all times
• Completion and roll out of New Menu changes

Work Environment

OSHA Exposure Category II — Exposure is not part of routine job however may be exposed, within scope of performing duties such as resident nose bleeds or injury. Employee mandated to use personal protective equipment such as gloves, gown and face protection. Supervise safety throughout department. This job operates in a professional kitchen, which includes the use of stoves, knives, dishwashers, walk in refrigerators and coolers, trash receptacles both inside and out, as well as other job specific appliances and supplies.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. As well as meet all physical requirements of the position as identified by the facility policies and procedures related to functional job analysis. These are available at each specific community.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full time position. Hours can vary and will be dependent on staff coverage on any given day.

Travel

Some travel may be requested from time to time by your superiors.

Pay

$18 - $18.50 hourly

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive medical and dental benefits with preventive care services, covered prescription drug benefits, and large network of doctors and hospitals
• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Relief Fund
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for any number of your life events
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible tuition for approved courses
• Daily access to wages
• Complimentary meals while you work
• Life Insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Competitive pay and annual wage increases based on performance
• 401(k) Plan with company contributions

Schedule

Days shift available.