What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Dietary Manager position at Sands at South Beach Care Center?
Job Description
Responsible for the daily operations of foodservice department, according to facility policy and procedures and federal/ state regulations. Provides leadership and guidance to ensure that food quality, safety standards, and client expectations are satisfactorily met.
Responsibilities:
- Graduate of Dietary Manager’s Program, 2-yr, or 4-yr foodservice program
- Develop job descriptions and job duties for each level of foodservice personnel
- Develop work schedules to ensure adequate staff to cover each shift
- Manage revenue-generating services
- Use forecasts, food waste records, inventory, and equipment records to plan the purchase of food, supplies, and equipment
- Work cooperatively with clients, facility staffÂ, physicians, consultants, vendors, and other service providers
- Specify standards and procedures for preparing food
- Participate in menu planning, including responding to client preferences, substitution lists, therapeutic diets, and industry trends
- Inspect meals and assure that standards for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times are met
- Manage the preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings
- Assure that foods are prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes
- Assure safe receiving, storage, preparation, and service of food
- Process new diet orders and diet changes; keep diet cards updated
- Complete the assigned MDS section according to required timeline
- Determine client diet needs and develop appropriate dietary plans in cooperation with RD and in compliance with physicians’ orders
- Review plan of care related to nutritional status; document concerns that can be resolved, improved, or addressed to improve client’s nutritional status and eating function
- Review, revise, and implement, the client’s nutrition assessment and plan of care
- Support Registered Dietitian duties as needed
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward, discipline, and when necessary, terminate employees
- Successful completion of CDM Credentialing Exam with active certification status
- Skill in motivating, coaching, and supervising foodservice personnel
- Demonstrated organizational skills
Benefits/Perks:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Savings
