Director of Dietary Services

Position Summary

Responsible for the overall direction and supervision of the Dietary Department, personnel, and food production to ensure the nutritional well-being of all residents.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Selects, trains, and develops an effective and efficient staff
• Establishes and communicates performance standards and objectives; conducts performance appraisals; rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves problems
• Develops and implements operational methods and techniques to provide maximum efficiency within budget allowances for food, staffing, and supplies
• Establishes departmental procedures in accordance with state regulations and administrative policies and develops standards for organization and supervision of dietary service
• Maintains accuracy of departmental budget
• Determines quality and quantity of food required to meet menu specifications, provides standardized recipes, orders items needed and controls food production
• Participates in facility QA meetings, nutrition, weight loss, and skin meetings
• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities)

• College Degree in food, nutrition, dietetics, or food service management or the equivalent in related work experience
• Graduate of a dietetic technician training program approved by the American Dietetic Association or a graduate of a state-approved course of instruction in Food Service Management required
• 2+ years supervisory experience in the dietetic service of a health care institution
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Physical Demands – Office: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• Work Environment – Office: This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.