What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Dietary Services position at Avenue at Macedonia?
The Avenue at Macedonia is a Post-Hospital Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care Facility that offers a distinctive environment not commonly found in skilled nursing facilities. From our hotel-like environment to our all private suites, the Avenue is committed to providing an excellent level of physical, medical, emotional and spiritual support in an environment of comfort and respect. Our facility provides some of the area’s highest level of rehabilitation, nursing and medical support to individuals needing post-hospital care and services. We are looking for a committed individual with a reputation for being cheerful and friendly as they administer care to our residents.
As a Director of Dining Services at the Avenue at Macedonia you must be able to perform the following essential functions as demonstrated by the ability to:
- Participation in the nutritional care of the residents including gathering of objective data for initial, annual and quarterly assessments, resident interviews for food preferences and participation in the interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
- Responsible for staffing the dietary department including scheduling, adhering to departmental budget, adhering to budgeted hours, and hiring and training new employees.
- Responsible for evaluation and termination of employees.
- Communicates pertinent information to employees including in-service education.
- Communicates payroll and payable information for the dietary department to the HRM.
- Responsible for the purchasing, requisition, receiving and storage of all food and supplies for the dietary department and maintains cost within the dietary budget.
- Responsible for high sanitation standards including preparation and enforcement to cleaning schedules for the dietary department.
- Maintains records for the dietary department including menus, standardized recipes, meal census, diet cardex, diet roster, diets served, purchase records, weekly staffing and current policies and procedures.
- Adheres to all facility policies and procedures including Resident’s Rights, infection control and safety.
- Comply with state, federal and OSHA regulations.
- Comply with all facility policies and procedures.
- Accountable for the information contained in the employee handbook.
- Coordinates foods for special events or parties with activities or other departments as necessary.
- Represents the dietary department in a professional manner and accepts duties from supervisor in a cooperative manner.
- Understands that exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood borne pathogens is a possibility in long term care.
