Dietary Manager Cook Chef

Iris Senior Living•Oklahoma City, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Iris Memory Care of NW OKC is looking for a Dietary Manager (Cook/Chef). This is a full-time, benefits eligible position. We are a small, freestanding memory care assisted living in NW Oklahoma City located at 12000 N MacArthur Blvd near NW 122nd and MacArthur. As a community focused on memory care, all of our residents are coping with Alzheimer's or other form of dementia. Experience preparing food in a healthcare setting with special diets is preferred. Specific Responsibilities: Responsible for the management, planning, and directing the activities of the dietary department and managing/supervising dietary staff. Responsible for food service standards, policies and procedures, equipment, systems, city and state regulations, and work areas while providing the highest quality of food service for Residents. Coordinates closely with care staff to ensure resident's needs are constantly being met, as needed. Primary Essential Job Duties: Adheres to and conveys philosophy of supporting dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment for Residents. Preparation, presentation, and efficient meal service delivery. Conducts inventory, purchasing, storing, and preparation of food according to the provided menus and regulations. Establishes and maintains procedures to meet safety and sanitation standards in order to ensure compliance with governmental regulations. Provides leadership and supervision of dietary staff Team Members such as wait staff (if applicable), dietary assistants, cooks, caregivers, etc., including hiring, training, evaluating, and recommending pay raises of supervised IRIS Team Members. With the Executive Director, establishes departmental goals and objectives. Plans and administers departmental budget, including staffing levels. Plans and directs regular schedule of work activities and assignments to ensure effective food service. Prepares food items and serves food to Residents within scheduled time frame. Follows menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made. Cleans and maintains food service areas, including kitchen and dining room. Ensures compliance with state and local health department sanitation code. Orders all supplies and maintains inventory control. Verifies orders received, ensuring needed goods are on hand. Ensures that all budgetary guidelines are achieved. Supervises food service functions. Maintains quality of food services, quantity prepared, and sanitation of food preparation area. Maintains clean, neat, and safe working environment. Ensures that Resident food needs and preferences are known. Coordinates menu requirements of the resident with the care staff, as needed. Ensures staff, Resident, and guest meals are accounted for daily. Maintains meal service records as required. Reports problems, concerns, and issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately. Oversees all food and supply ordering and receipt in accordance with established menu plans. Ensures that meals are prepared in accordance with established menus for each meal and per state regulations. Follows procedures to assure that kitchen sanitation is maintained on a daily basis with training for each IRIS Team Member. Maintains coolers and food storage areas to standard. Ensures all food handling is in conjunction with local and corporate health and sanitation requirements. Ensures that health department inspections are on file and rating is within corporate guidelines. Develops and conducts, in conjunction with the consultant dietician, regular inservice education to increase staff skills and knowledge. Adjusts recipes/menus to meet nutritional requirements of Residents with assistance of consultant dietician. Ensures correct procedures in preparation of food and inspects quantity, quality, temperature, and appearance of food prior to serving. Evaluates resident acceptance of menu items and makes substitutions available as requested or required. Establishes and maintains records/receipts regarding dietary operations. Submits purchase invoices and receipts to the appropriate staff for processing to include coding as requested. With consultant dietician, develops, establishes and maintains nutritional service plans for Residents, as needed. Coordinates needed supplies for events and/or activities with the Marketing Director and/or the Life Enrichment Director, as needed.

Requirements

One to two years experience in a similar position preferred.
Working knowledge of rules and regulations related to health and safety in food preparation.
Demonstrated ability in food preparation and services.
Twelve (12) plus years of education preferred.
Meet continuing education requirements and certifications on job classification and position, including state and local requirements.
Successful completion of an approved state food service supervisor course as required.
Management/supervisory experience is necessary.
Ability to prepare and serve a wide range of foods skillfully.
Ability to perform and instruct others in food preparation, food serving, and cleaning tasks.
Maintains acceptable attendance records/follows work schedule.
Organizes and utilizes time appropriately toward accomplishing assigned tasks.
Requires minimal supervision.
Displays cleanliness, good grooming, and personal appearance and follows dress requirements.
Provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
Ability to recognize and communicate problems appropriately.
Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergencies.
Ability/willingness to learn new skills and to teach others.
Interacts in professional manner with Residents, public, and co-workers.
Works cooperatively with management.
Displays willingness to assist co-workers when situation requires.
Ability to communicate proficiently in English, verbally and in writing.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally; 35 pounds regularly.
Routinely requires pushing, pulling, bending, walking, reaching, and stooping.
Maintains car in good working order, current drivers license in good standing, and auto insurance meeting company minimums is current.
Ability to organize their time, follow-up with the ability to perform job tasks efficiently.
Ability to teach/train others effectively.
Availability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as necessary.

Nice To Haves

Experience preparing food in a healthcare setting with special diets is preferred.
Supervisory experience in dealing with older adults and their food needs preferred.

Responsibilities

Management, planning, and directing the activities of the dietary department and managing/supervising dietary staff.
Responsible for food service standards, policies and procedures, equipment, systems, city and state regulations, and work areas while providing the highest quality of food service for Residents.
Coordinates closely with care staff to ensure resident's needs are constantly being met, as needed.
Adheres to and conveys philosophy of supporting dignity, privacy, independence, choice, individuality, and a home-like environment for Residents.
Preparation, presentation, and efficient meal service delivery.
Conducts inventory, purchasing, storing, and preparation of food according to the provided menus and regulations.
Establishes and maintains procedures to meet safety and sanitation standards in order to ensure compliance with governmental regulations.
Provides leadership and supervision of dietary staff Team Members such as wait staff (if applicable), dietary assistants, cooks, caregivers, etc., including hiring, training, evaluating, and recommending pay raises of supervised IRIS Team Members.
With the Executive Director, establishes departmental goals and objectives.
Plans and administers departmental budget, including staffing levels.
Plans and directs regular schedule of work activities and assignments to ensure effective food service.
Prepares food items and serves food to Residents within scheduled time frame.
Follows menu cycle, noting changes or substitutions made.
Cleans and maintains food service areas, including kitchen and dining room.
Ensures compliance with state and local health department sanitation code.
Orders all supplies and maintains inventory control. Verifies orders received, ensuring needed goods are on hand. Ensures that all budgetary guidelines are achieved.
Supervises food service functions.
Maintains quality of food services, quantity prepared, and sanitation of food preparation area.
Maintains clean, neat, and safe working environment.
Ensures that Resident food needs and preferences are known. Coordinates menu requirements of the resident with the care staff, as needed.
Ensures staff, Resident, and guest meals are accounted for daily.
Maintains meal service records as required.
Reports problems, concerns, and issues observed with food service and communicates them appropriately.
Oversees all food and supply ordering and receipt in accordance with established menu plans.
Ensures that meals are prepared in accordance with established menus for each meal and per state regulations.
Follows procedures to assure that kitchen sanitation is maintained on a daily basis with training for each IRIS Team Member.
Maintains coolers and food storage areas to standard.
Ensures all food handling is in conjunction with local and corporate health and sanitation requirements.
Ensures that health department inspections are on file and rating is within corporate guidelines.
Develops and conducts, in conjunction with the consultant dietician, regular inservice education to increase staff skills and knowledge.
Adjusts recipes/menus to meet nutritional requirements of Residents with assistance of consultant dietician.
Ensures correct procedures in preparation of food and inspects quantity, quality, temperature, and appearance of food prior to serving.
Evaluates resident acceptance of menu items and makes substitutions available as requested or required.
Establishes and maintains records/receipts regarding dietary operations. Submits purchase invoices and receipts to the appropriate staff for processing to include coding as requested.
With consultant dietician, develops, establishes and maintains nutritional service plans for Residents, as needed.
Coordinates needed supplies for events and/or activities with the Marketing Director and/or the Life Enrichment Director, as needed.