Dietetic

Life Care Services•Holland, MI

8h•$25 - $27

About The Position

The Health Center Dietetic oversees the Health Center food service program and provides the supervision needed to ensure courteous and efficient service and high-quality, nutritious food. The role supports dietary personnel, resident nutrition and meal service in a geriatric care setting. This is a full-time position paying $25.00–$27.00 per hour.

Requirements

At least two years of supervisory experience in food service operations in a health care setting.
Certification in food-service safety and sanitation.
Ability to communicate with, understand, empathize with, work with, and be tolerant of residents, families, visitors, peers, supervisors, and subordinates.
Ability to interpret and explain menus, refer or answer questions, coordinate the meal-service process, and understand requests.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a long-term health care environment.
Experience performing clinical assessments on residents, meeting with the Care Plan Team, and providing input on MDS.

Responsibilities

Assist with planning, scheduling, and supervising Health Center dietary personnel.
Assist in developing menus for Health Center residents based on preferences and nutritional needs.
Help provide dietary staff education in accordance with the staff education plan and deliver on-the-job training to Health Center dietary personnel.
Develop work assignments for dietary personnel, assign specific duties, and spot-check work to ensure standards are met.
Ensure residents’ nutritional adequacy by using the Nutritional Adequacy Policy.
Maintain records, reports, schedules, and studies required by local, state, and federal regulations or otherwise requested.
Initiate and supervise completion of hands-on intakes as assigned.
Maintain individual diet information by transferring information from the dietitian’s weekly notes to the Kardex, menu, and nourishment list when indicated.
Attend Care Plan Meetings.
Interview new admissions and document food preferences on the approved form.
Contact the dietitian between scheduled visits when unplanned or special therapeutic diets are ordered.
Ensure meal tallies are accurate each day.
Assist with on-the-job training for Health Center dining room personnel.
Participate in cost-control measures.
Attend assigned in-service training and education sessions.
Perform other specific duties and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.