Broadview at Purchase College

GENERAL SUMMARY:

A unique opportunity exists to join a team in creating a vibrant senior learning community on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York. The residents of this university-based retirement community will be able to enjoy the many amenities of the college including the renowned Neuberger Museum of Art, the Performing Arts Center, the academic and athletic facilities, and the park-like campus. They will be able to enjoy all these benefits while living in a village designed specifically for their interests and needs. As part of the Purchase College community, Broadview residents will enjoy both formal and informal programming and collaborative opportunities designed to promote intergenerational engagement with members of the college community, ranging from classes and mentoring to providing employment opportunities for students. Broadview will offer the full continuum of services, inclusive of Independent Living, Assisted Living, Enhanced Assisted Living, and Memory Care. The community is slated to open to residents in the 2nd quarter 2024.

INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE CULTURE:

We are dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity is the commitment to a community of equity and access through the acceptance of all aspects of human difference. This includes but is not limited to age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression and identity, language heritage, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic statues, status as a veteran and worldview. Broadview at Purchase College is proud to be SAGE CARE certified, and all employees will be provided SAGE CARE training. Broadview at Purchase College is committed to integrating various cultural and social perspectives to engender excellence and to creating a collaborative culture in order to provide an exceptional experience for every employee and resident.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Health Center Dietitian is responsible for overseeing Health Center food service program and providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure that courteous and efficient service is delivered as well as high quality and nutritious foods.

Essential Job Duties:

1. Assists in the planning, scheduling and supervising of Health Center dietary personnel.

2. Assists in developing all menus for Health Center residents assessing preferences and nutritional needs. Assists in assuring staff education is provided to dietary personnel in accordance with the staff education plan plus provides on the job training for Health Center dietary personnel.

3. Assists in developing work assignments for all dietary personnel assigning specific jobs and spot checking work to ensure standards are met.

4. Assures that each resident’s nutritional adequacy is met by utilizing the assurance of Nutritional Adequacy Policy.

5. Maintains pertinent and appropriate records, reports, schedules and studies as required by local, state and federal regulations and otherwise requested.

6. Initiates and supervises the completion of hands-on intakes as assigned.

7. Maintains individual diet information by transcribing information from the dietitian’s weekly notes to the kardex, menu and nourishment list when indicated.

8. Attends Care Plan Meeting.

9. Interviews new admissions and documents food preferences on the approved form.

10. Contacts the dietitian between scheduled visits if unplanned or special therapeutic diets are ordered.

11. Assures that meal tallies are accurate on a daily basis.

The salary range for this opportunity is $85,000 - $91,000 per annum.

Other Duties:

1. Assists in providing on-the-job training for Health Center dining room personnel.

2. Participates in cost control measures.

3. Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.

4. Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

HOSPITALITY FOCUS:

Broadview at Purchase College fully embraces a culture of hospitality and implements Extraordinary Impressions. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:

1. We greet residents, employees, and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.

2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.

3. We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.

4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.

5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.

6. We embrace and value our differences.

7. We make residents, employees and guests feel important.

8. We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”

9. We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.

10. We pay attention to details.

WELLNESS FOCUS:

The Broadview Community employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all residents and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed residents’ wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma/GED required.
• Must be a registered dietitian or hold a C.D.M. certification in healthcare.
• A minimum of two years supervisory experience in food service operations of a health care setting.
• Certified in safety and sanitation in regards to food service.
• Prefer experience in a long-term health care environment.
• Experience with performing clinical assessments on residents, meeting with Care Plan Team, performing input on MDS.
• Ability to communicate with, understand, empathize with, work with and be tolerant of residents, families, visitors, peers, supervisors, and subordinates.
• Ability to interpret and explain menus, refer or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understand requests.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

Light to moderate physical effort 90% of the time. Must be able to stand and walk up to 70% of the time. Must be able to stoop, bend, and stretch frequently; must be able to lift up to 30 pounds infrequently; must be able to see, hear and speak.

BENEFITS:

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k)

401(k) matching

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave

Reduced price employee meals