Certified Dietary Manager - The Club Health & Rehabilitation Center at the Villages

Certified Dietary Manager

• WEEKLY PAY
• Competitive Pay
• Supportive Leadership

A long term care center in The Villages, FL is looking for a Certified Dietary Manager 

What we offer you:

PayActiv, Access to Earned Income Prior to Pay Day

401K retirement plan.

Employee Appreciation Events

Summary of the Certified Dietary Manager:

Manage the operation of the Dietary Department to include staffing, food ordering, and preparation, food delivery and clean-up in accordance with facility policies, physician orders, resident care plans and appropriate regulations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities of the Certified Dietary Manager

• Participate in regularly scheduled conferences including department head meetings and interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
• Purchase food and supplies within budget and maintain a supply to adequately cover each meal.
• Provide technical guidance and administrative direction over diet planning, menu formulation, preparation and service of regular and therapeutic diets.
• Plan menus, conferring with the Dietary Consultant as needed, to confirm that menus conform to nutritional standards and government and established regulations and procedures.
• Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Participate in maintaining records of the resident’s food likes and dislikes.
• Confirm that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• Provide timely and accurate completion of dietary portion of MDS, Resident Care Planning, and Progress Notes as well as Dietary Assessment, Nutritional Data Card, Diet Card and any other dietary forms as required by the Administrator in order to comply with federal and state regulations and facility policies and procedures.
• Provide nutritious, well-prepared, and palatable meals in a timely and consistent manner while adhering to menus and diet orders.
• Verify appropriate meals/snacks are served to residents with special dietary needs.
• Monitor food production, maintaining use of standardized recipes and menus and ensuring proper preparation and storage of food and supplies.
• Maintain the highest level of quality and timeliness of food service.
• Maintain adequate food and supplies for disaster preparedness as required by state and federal regulations.
• Recognize staff for exceptional care and job performance on a regular basis and as part of their performance evaluation.

Requirements of the Certified Dietary Manager

• Must be a Registered Dietician, Diet Technician, or Certified Dietary Manager, meeting the requirements established by the State Regulatory Agency.
• Must possess Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) certification.
• Minimum of three (3) years related experience.
• One (1) to two (2) years management/supervisory experience required.