Dietary Manager

StoneBridge Senior Living • Pocahontas, AR

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About The Position

The Dietary Manager is a qualified supervisor, preferably licensed by the state, with knowledge and training in food procurement, storage, handling, preparation, and delivery. The role oversees food and nutrition services in a nursing facility, including resident nutrition planning, food purchasing and budgets, meal preparation and service, food safety, staff management, and required documentation. The Dietary Manager works with the registered dietitian, physicians, and interdisciplinary team to support residents’ nutritional status and individual needs.

Requirements

• Meet at least one of the following qualifications: certified dietary manager; certified food service manager; similar national certification in food service management and safety from a national certifying body; or an associate degree or higher in food service management, hospitality with food service management coursework, or management from an accredited institution.
• Have at least two years of experience as a director of food and nutrition services in a nursing facility setting.
• Complete a course of study in food safety and management, including topics integral to dietary operations such as foodborne illness, sanitation procedures, and purchasing and receiving, by no later than October 1, 2023.
• Meet state requirements for food service managers and dietary managers in states that have established such standards.
• Receive frequently scheduled consultations from a qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional.

Nice To Haves

• State licensure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess residents’ nutritional needs and develop and evaluate regular and therapeutic diets, including food and liquid textures, to meet specialized needs.
• Develop and implement person-centered food and nutrition education programs for facility staff.
• Oversee food and supply budgets and purchasing, as well as food preparation, service, and storage.
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities when food and nutrition services are involved.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary environment and ensure safe, timely meal preparation in accordance with residents’ needs, preferences, and care plans.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward, discipline, and, when necessary, terminate Food and Nutrition Services employees.
• Develop work schedules to ensure 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.
• Follow food preparation standards and procedures and participate in menu planning, including resident preferences, substitutions, therapeutic diets, and industry trends.
• Inspect meals for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times, and ensure food is prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes.
• Manage the preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings.
• Ensure food is safely received, stored, prepared, protected, transported, and served.
• Prepare cleaning schedules, maintain equipment, and ensure staff follow sanitation and safety practices.
• Process new diet orders and changes, and keep diet cards updated.
• Complete the assigned MDS section within the required timeline.
• Determine residents’ diet needs and develop dietary plans with the registered dietitian, in compliance with physician orders.
• Review nutritional care plans, document concerns that could improve residents’ nutritional status or eating function, and work with the interdisciplinary team to review, revise, and implement nutritional assessments and care plans.
• Support Registered Dietitian duties as needed.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, critical illness, accident coverage, and an employee assistance program
• 401(k)
• Flexible scheduling
• Holiday pay incentives
• Training and tuition reimbursement
• Bereavement leave
• Employee recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree