Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) - Skilled Nursing Facility

OVERVIEW:

The Dietary Manager will prepare dining rooms and tables, provide meal service to residents and maintain cleanliness and sanitation of dining and kitchen areas.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·      Conduct routine patient nutritional screening with includes food/fluid intake information and obtaining resident/patient food preferences.

·      Perform necessary nutritional screens for dietitian and calculate nutritive intake within the scope of practice.

·      Identify nutrition concerns and make appropriate referrals.

·      Implement diet plans and physician’s diet orders using appropriate modifications

·      Utilize standard nutrition procedures

·      Document nutritional screen data in medical record, review intake records, do visual meal rounds and document food intake

·      Participate in patient/resident care conferences and provide patient/residents with basic nutritional education

·      Specify standards and procedures for food preparation

·      Continuously improve care and service

·      Supervise preparation and serving of modified consistency and therapeutic diets and supplemental feedings

·      Manage sanitary foodservice environment by protecting food in all phases of preparation, handling and service, cooling, storage and transportation

·      Purchase, receive and store food following established sanitation and quality guidelines

·      Purchase, store and ensure safe use of chemicals and cleaning agents

·      Manage equipment and maintenance of equipment

·      Develop work schedules, cleaning schedules and prepare work assignments

·      Prepare, plan and conduct departmental meetings and in-service programs

·      Interview, hire and train new employees as well as conducting employee evaluations.

·      Operate within annual budget parameters

QUALIFICATIONS:

·      Must possess Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), Certified Food Protection Professional (CDM®, CFPP) certifications

·      Healthcare experience preferred in a Long-Term Care setting

·      SafeServe certification (obtain within the first 90 days)

·      Experience in food orders, sanitation, budgeting and nutritional assessments