DINING SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR (FULL TIME)

About the role

Responsible for coordinating patient meal service; e.g., menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pick up, special requests and needs for Dining on Call Program. Ensures employees are adequately trained and units are properly staffed to provide service.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Nutrition Operators, Workstation and Wait Staff Associates.
• Oversees systems and processes to ensure that the strategic and operational objectives of the Dining on Call service are accomplished.
• Assists in the selection and orientation of employees and oversees training of Dining on Call staff.
• Works with Nutrition Operators to ensure alternatives to menu as allowed on prescribed diet in accordance with food allergies or sensitivities, cultural, ethnic and religious preferences, when patient inquires or needs additional selections.
• Evaluates patient meal selection, tray completion, tray delivery, and tray retrieval process on a daily basis.
• Responsive to patient's needs at all times. Resolves patient concerns or complaints immediately and/or reports needed assistance to supervisor as appropriate.
• Complies with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations.
• Oversees development and implementation of action plan within Dining on Call service, as appropriate.
• Coordinates and oversees daily and weekly activities/tasks performed by Dining on Call staff.
• Develops and posts employees schedules according to department's policy.
• Updates and communicates job flows changes of Dining on Call positions, as applicable.
• Interacts with nursing to ensure patients' diet prescriptions are accurate, and patient's food needs are met.
• Commun