Dietary Manager

Midwest Health•Topeka, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Manager oversees the facility’s dietary department and ensures meals are prepared according to menus, residents’ physician orders, and applicable state and federal regulations. The manager plans menus in consultation with a dietician, considering seasonal foods and local availability, and may serve meals, order supplies, maintain records and accounts, and create employee schedules as needed. The role supervises cooks and dietary aides, ensures food, supplies, and equipment are available, and maintains clean, working kitchen equipment and a weekly cleaning schedule. The manager oversees infection-control practices in food preparation and storage, maintains assigned budgets, and obtains Administrator approval for spending above budget. The position also participates in resident needs assessments and care planning, attends care plan meetings, and supports residents’ rights and dignity. The Dietary Manager must follow facility policies and procedures, report suspected resident abuse or neglect immediately, maintain confidentiality, and work respectfully with residents, families, visitors, and team members. Regular worksite attendance is required. The role may require work beyond normal hours and on weekends or holidays, assisting with resident evacuation during emergencies, and meeting the listed physical demands, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Basic computer skills.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Ability to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to see and hear adequately, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately.
Regular worksite attendance.
If required to operate a motor vehicle for business purposes, successful completion of the company’s Motor Vehicles policy requirements.
Use a transfer/gait belt or obtain assistance from another employee when assisting residents while lifting or carrying objects in excess of 25 pounds.
Physical capacity to lift up to 25 pounds constantly and 26 to 50 pounds occasionally; carry up to 10 pounds constantly and 11 to 25 pounds frequently; reach at all heights, push/pull, and perform the listed hand manipulation tasks.
Physical capacity for twisting, bending, crawling, squatting, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing as required.

Nice To Haves

CDM certification in good standing with the State.

Responsibilities

Ensure meals and snacks are prepared according to menus, are appealing and presentable, and comply with residents’ physician orders.
Plan menus in consultation with a dietician, taking seasonal foods and local availability into account.
Ensure dietary staff have the food, supplies, and equipment needed to prepare menu items.
Maintain kitchen equipment in clean, working order and available for dietary staff; implement and maintain a weekly cleaning schedule.
Maintain infection-control procedures for food preparation, storage, and equipment.
Maintain accurate accounting for assigned budgets and obtain Administrator approval for spending above budget.
Supervise and be responsible for dietary department staff, including cooks and dietary aides.
Create and maintain employee schedules; order supplies and keep records and accounts as needed.
Participate in assessing resident needs, planning care, and care plan meetings; comply with goals and approaches in residents’ care plans.
Monitor personal and staff compliance with residents’ rights.
Comply with facility personnel, safety, corporate, state, and federal policies and regulations, including requirements for bloodborne pathogens, infection control, hazardous materials, and fire safety.
Immediately report witnessed or reported allegations of resident abuse or neglect to the Administrator, Director of Nursing, or Unit Manager on Duty.
Maintain confidentiality of resident and family information and treat residents, families, visitors, and team members with respect and dignity.
Report to work on time and as scheduled.
Serve meals when needed and assist with resident evacuation during emergency situations.