· Coordinate with family and residents to create appropriate meal plans

· Seek approval for meal plans from the physician with the help of a dietician

· Prepare a budget for department needs

· Develop inventory control and monitoring procedures for food, supplies and equipment

· Maintain and updates department financial records

· Participate in workshops or committee meetings

· Assist in the recruitment and interviewing of personnel.

· Provide orientation, skills training and leadership training of new employees.

· Prepare work schedules of personnel

· Counsel, discipline, and terminate department personnel when necessary

· Maintain material safety data sheets (MSDs)

· Participate in facility inspections

· Make daily rounds to assure quality of services and equipment condition

· Report presence of hazardous materials in the facility.

· Ensure that appropriate protective work clothing / devices are used by personnel

Education

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma.

Experience

• Must have, as a minimum, 1 year experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility.
• Must have training in cost control, food management, diet therapy, etc