What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) position at HC&N Healthcare Solutions?
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
A skilled nursing facility is seeking a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) to join their team. The Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) is responsible for the advanced nutrition of residents and is given a caseload of residents. Is responsible to manage the nutrition of short term, long term, hospice, and feeding tube residents.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) Responsibilities Include:
- Conduct initial assessments , food preference interviews for assigned residents
- Monitor progress of short and long term residents and document accordingly
- Conduct meal rounds and document residents meal consumption and satisfaction
- Participate in wound round and interdisciplinary meetings
- Work closely with the interdisciplinary team
- Participates in meal and menu planning
- Assist in planning resident meals, guides and individuals and families to food selections
- Inputs new resident diets food preferences and allergies and make changes to resident preferences as necessary
- Enters menus in the systems (type) and make changes as necessary
- Inspects unit pantry, dayroom and dining room area daily to assure compliance with health, safety and sanitation requirements and regulations
- Adheres to appropriate code of ethics (CC); and
- Demonstrates regular attendance and punctuality
- Another task as required by the Registered dietitian
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The Diet Technician will have the ability to:
- Analyze situations accurately and adopt and effective course of action
- Operate a computer
- Work independently with little direction
- Oral and written communication skills
- Principles and practices of supervision and training
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate or bachelor& degree in nutrition
- Certified Dietary manager if applicable base on state regulations.
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