Dietary Director- Salaried

National Health- White Oak Group•Burlington, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Director is responsible for the overall and safe functioning of the dietary department. This role involves overseeing all aspects of clinical responsibilities, quality assurance, budget management, and supervision of dietary employees. The Director also ensures monthly in-service training is conducted and maintains communication with the Administrator and Corporate Consultant Dietitian regarding department operations and needs.

Requirements

Must have completed, or be enrolled in an approved Dietary Manager's Course.
Must have training in food service.
Must be able to read, write and follow oral and written directions.
Must have knowledge of principles of dietetics, food sanitation and service.
Must be familiar with large scale purchasing and preparation of food, labor laws, accredited food service techniques, operation of all equipment, and special diet requirements in a wide range of diseases.
Must have knowledge of mathematics and bookkeeping procedures to supervise inventory and prepare reports.
Must have keyboarding / computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Courses in foods and nutrition and personnel management or supervisory training are desirable.
Registered and/or Licensed Dietitian, Certified Dietary Manager or Diet Tech with supervisory experience in food service is desirable.

Responsibilities

Oversees proper and safe functioning of dietary department.
Functions as a teacher, training personnel to carry out all operations in accordance with required practices and nursing home standards.
Works harmoniously with other departments in the facility.
Sets specific goals for the Dietary Department.
Oversees all aspects of clinical responsibilities per P&P.
Completes nutritional assessments, MDS RPOC, RAPS, and Dietary Progress Notes timely.
Attends wounds and weights meetings.
Completes the Ht. and IBWR ABWR portion of the Resident Weight Chart.
Completes Initial Assessment for tube fed residents within 72 hours of admission and verifies with RD by phone for further recommendation.
Visits and monitors routinely for food preferences, complaints, texture modifications and/or percent intake.
Oversees all aspects of assuring quality service within the dietary operation.
Completes QA forms as requested on a monthly basis.
Develops in-house QA monitors as needed.
Responds in writing and/or in person to resident council dietary requests.
Monitors the resident Dietary Food Questionnaire (D11).
Attends all Department Head Meetings.
Makes reports as needed.
Utilizes QA Forms as necessary.
Assumes responsibility for maintaining department within budget parameters.
Orders all food, etc. and keeps an ongoing tally of invoices, routing all invoices appropriately.
Monitors job performance of all dietary employees.
Authorizes overtime and paid time off.
Verifies actual time worked against payroll documentation.
Interviews new employees, checks references, completes paperwork, and assists with orientation per personnel policy.
Prepares work performance evaluations and/or initial evaluations and recommends merit % increases.
Responsible for adherence of dietary employees to all company rules and policies; is authorized to administer discipline, as appropriate personnel per policy.
Reviews daily notes of absences and tardiness by department employees; issues reprimands when appropriate.
Assures a monthly dietary in-service is conducted.
Keeps an up-to-date in-service log of employee attendance and subject.
Attends White Oak Management, Inc. Dietary Manager Meetings as requested.
Attends Food Show as requested.
Communicates appropriate information to Administrator and Corporate Consultant Dietitian to keep them informed and up-to-date on department functioning and needs.
Provides monthly report (by 10th working day of each month) concerning prior monthly activities.