Director of Dietary - Gardens of Mount Pleasant LLC

The Director of Dietary has a direct impact on the profitability of our facility and is also responsible for ensuring that all menu items are carefully prepared and served to our residents according to established health codes.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Make daily rounds to confirm that food services personnel are performing required duties and to make certain that appropriate food services procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the facility
• Monitor absenteeism to ensure that an adequate number of food services service personnel are always on duty and make recommendations to Chief Operations or Human Resource Department to ensure that the dietary department is appropriately staffed
• Ensure that food services personnel are trained to use labels and MSDSs to recognize hazards and to follow appropriate protective measures
• Monitor dietary personnel to assure that they are following established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Providing daily food service operations management
• Managing inventories
• Setting up a department budget and adhering to it
• Purchasing supplies and equipment needed for operations
• Designing food preparation procedures and standards
• Developing dietary plans and other options for clients
• Providing financial records and cost reports to Chief Operations or Administrator
• Creating a schedule to assist dietary staff. Completed a diet history for each resident.
• Determining menu options, including modified diets, and keeping a record of tried recipes
• Conducting periodic surveys through written and personal visits to evaluate the preferences and options of residents
• Establishing and maintaining productive lines of communication between dietary services and other facility departments/facilities
• Develop and maintain a file of approved standard recipes
• Inspect food storage rooms and fridges and freezers for upkeep and supply control
• Assist in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician as well as develop individual diet plans for residents as needed
• Process diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services
• Maintain records of the resident’s food preferences and prepare menus accordingly
• Ensure that charted food services progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to them
• Develop and implement an ongoing quality assurance program for the Food Services Department
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility
• Monitor to confirm that food services service work areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
• Maintain an excellent working relationship with other department supervisors and coordinate the dietary program to assure that residents have nutritious and delicious meals
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• ·         High school diploma preferred
• ·         Previous supervisory experience preferred
• ·         ServeSafe certification