Dietary Assistant Manager

Weston County Health Services•Newcastle, WY

About The Position

At Weston County Health Services, we believe our people are the heart of our mission. Our team is dedicated to quality care, integrity, and lifelong learning. Your career starts here and grows here. At WCHS, we invest in our people with competitive benefits, ongoing education, and a culture that values every voice. At WCHS, we value our team and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and professional growth. Are you organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about helping people thrive at work? Weston County Health Services is seeking a Dietary Assistant Manager to play a vital role in supporting our Dietary team and enhancing the patient and resident meal experience. In this dynamic position, you’ll help with meal planning, menu creation, ensuring resident dietary needs are met along with many other meaningful duties. If you're ready to grow your career in a mission-driven environment where your work truly matters, we’d love to meet you! As the Assistant Dietary Manager, this position is responsible for assisting the dietary manager creating and implementing nutritionally beneficial and cost-effective meal plans for the residents, patients, and staff of WCHS which includes creating menus, nutritional needs, as well as ordering and maintaining stock.

Requirements

Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
Completes annual education requirements
Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
Wears identification while on duty.
Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal, and local regulations.
Represents WCHS in a positive and professional manner at all times.
Complies with all WCHS policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of WCHS.
Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
Attends regular staff meetings and in-services.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
Strong written and oral communication skills
High School Diploma or equivalent
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Has the ability to determine an appropriate course of action in more complex situations.
Has the ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude.
Has the ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work.
Has the ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information.
Has the ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
Has the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Has the ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner.
Must be able to access, find, and navigate each department at WCHS.
Positions requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.

Nice To Haves

Exceptional knowledge of dietary terminology and processes or the ability to learn and retain.
ServSafe Certification

Responsibilities

Promotes the mission, vision, and values of Weston County Health Services (WCHS).
Prepare meals, snacks, and beverages following specific guidelines
Serve meals, ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are followed at all times
Take inventory of kitchen supplies and food items
Clarifies unclear or missing diet orders with nursing staff.
Assists with room delivery service as needed, including assembling patient trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to patients and residents.
Checks accuracy of meal tray against patient and resident menu selections.
Assists cooks and other staff with dishes as needed throughout shift.
Utilizes good communication skills to maintain positive relationships with patients, residents, providers, co-workers and other sections in the organization and with other facilities in the community.
Adheres to daily, weekly, monthly schedule for cleaning food service equipment.
Maintains safe, sanitary conditions in storage areas according to established policy and procedure which includes proper labeling/dating of food and storage of raw meat/poultry.
Is consistently attentive to customers and provides prompt, courteous service. Keeps the Dietary Manager informed when problems may interfere with work being completed or customer concerns.
Accommodates changes in workload within the department. Demonstrates flexibility in schedule and work assignment needs.
Assists with room delivery service as needed, including assembling patient trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to patients and residents.
Maintains a professional, organized and clean working environment by following organizational policies, guidelines, and safety standards.
Coordinates with medical staff and other departments to ensure efficiency as needed.
Attends and participates in staff meetings and other assigned meetings.
Adheres to accreditation and compliance standard guidelines.
Completes Work Assignments in a timely manner.
Assists visitors with directions whenever requested.
Always introduces self to patients, residents, families, and visitors when appropriate.
Reports safety hazards as appropriate.
Replenishes supplies as needed.
Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and Isolation Precautions.
Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
Has the ability to do work on his/her own with normal supervision.
Observes safety-precautions.
Has the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Has the ability to read and understand equipment operation manual.
Cooperates with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives, maintain good employee relations, and interdepartmental objectives.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, trainings, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops; shows responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education and learning.
Assists in keeping kitchen and other dietary areas clean, organized and well stocked thought shift.
Keeps all temperature and supplement logs up to date as required.
Assists Dietary manager with creating menus.
Ensure daily and weekly duties are being completed.
Assist with the creation and leading dietary employee workshops to grow their skills and education.
Provide recurrent training for all dietary employees.
Assist dietary manager with resident meal cards.
Assist dietary manager with covering shifts as needed.
Be available for all scheduled shifts.
Responsible for the direct supervision of all dietary employees.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package
Opportunities for growth and professional development, including scholarships and training
Supportive, collaborative team environment
Paid Personal Leave (PPL): Begins accruing from your start date (after 90 days); accrues on regular hours worked (not overtime).
Health Insurance coverage beginning the first day of the month following hire.
Dental Insurance (Delta Dental): Begins same as health coverage.
Life Insurance: $50,000 coverage starting the first day of the month after hire.
Supplemental insurance including accident, short and long-term disability
Bereavement Leave

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