Full-Time Dietary Manager- Riverton (55808)

Rocky Mountain Care Group•Riverton, UT

About The Position

The Dietary Manager plans, organizes, supervises, and directs the administrative and operational activities of the Food and Nutrition Services Department. The role oversees the department’s budget, purchasing, food preparation and service, storage, sanitation, staffing, and compliance with residents’ dietary needs and applicable requirements. The Dietary Manager reports to the Administrator or Executive Director and supervises Dietary Aides and Dietary Cooks.

Requirements

Meet one of the stated qualification pathways: dietary manager certification; food service manager certification; similar national certification in food service management and safety; or the stated nursing-facility experience and food safety and management coursework pathway.
For the certification pathways, become certified within nine months of enrollment.
Meet state requirements for food service managers or dietary managers.
Have two years of experience in foodservice management.
Be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Have effective verbal and written communication, judgment, basic computer, mathematical and numerical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant and deal tactfully with residents, families, staff, visitors, government personnel, and the public.
Be able to move intermittently throughout the workday, assist with resident evacuation in emergencies, and perform bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, overhead lifting, and other movements needed for the position.
Be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
Meet facility health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and immunity-status checks for infectious diseases.
Be able to work beyond normal hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary, and be subject to emergency call-back.
Be able to work around kitchen heat and cold storage temperatures, frequent interruptions, potential falls or burns, odors, air contaminants, infectious waste, and infectious diseases or conditions.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or higher education in food service management or hospitality.
Prior experience in healthcare foodservice.

Responsibilities

Oversee the budget and purchasing of food and supplies, as well as food preparation, service, and storage.
Maintain a clean and sanitary environment and ensure staff follow food safety, sanitation, and safety practices.
Ensure meals and supplements are prepared and served safely and on time in accordance with residents’ needs, preferences, and care plans.
Monitor regular and therapeutic diets, including food and liquid textures for residents’ specialized needs.
Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward, discipline, and, when necessary, terminate department employees.
Develop work schedules that provide adequate staffing for each shift.
Monitor budgets for cost-effectiveness and manage revenue-generating services.
Use forecasts, food waste records, inventory, and equipment records to plan purchases of food, supplies, and equipment.
Participate in menu planning, considering resident preferences, substitutions, therapeutic diets, and industry trends.
Inspect meals for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times.
Ensure food is prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes.
Manage the preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings.
Ensure safe receiving, storage, preparation, service, holding, cooking, and transportation of food.
Prepare cleaning schedules and maintain equipment to support food safety.
Process new diet orders and changes, and keep diet cards updated.
Complete assigned MDS sections within required timelines.
Determine residents’ dietary needs and develop dietary plans with the registered dietitian and in accordance with physician orders.
Review nutritional care plans and assessments with the interdisciplinary team, document concerns, and implement revisions to support residents’ nutritional status and eating function.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and QAPI activities involving food and nutrition services.
Support the registered dietitian’s duties as needed.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, protect residents’ rights, report suspected abuse or other misconduct, and cooperate with investigations.
Follow facility policies, standards of business conduct, state and federal regulations, confidentiality requirements, infection control procedures, and safety and hygiene measures.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements; participate in life-safety and emergency drills and fulfill assigned emergency-plan responsibilities.
Report policy or regulatory noncompliance, confidentiality breaches, retaliation or discrimination, occupational exposures, and work-related injuries or illnesses as required.