Dietary Director

The primary purpose of the Dietary Director is to oversee the overall operation of the Dietary Department.

Job Description

• Develop and maintain written dietary policies and procedures

• Maintain a file of tested standard recipes

• Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the Dietitian adjustments in dietary services that assure the continued ability to provide daily services

• Daily supervision of the Dietary Department

• Inspection of food storage rooms, utility closets, etc. for upkeep and supply control

• Develop a plan of correction for dietary service deficiencies noted during survey inspections and submit it to the Administrator for approval

• Process diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services

• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related dietary functions to ensure that tasks involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids and correctly identified and recorded

• Developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the Dietary Department

• Planning the dietary services portion of the resident’s discharge plan

• Developing methods for determining the quality and quantity of food served

• Visit residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes

• Planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician

• Establishing a food service production line to assure that meals are prepared and delivered on time

• Recruitment, interviewing, and selection of dietary personnel

• Determining departmental staffing needs and assigning enough personnel for each shift

• Schedule department work hours, personnel, work assignments

• Make daily rounds to assure that dietary personnel are performing required duties

Qualifications/Requirements

• Must have a minimum of one (1) year of experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care, or other related medical facilities.

• Must possess, as a minimum, a High School Diploma or GED.

• Must display professionalism both in appearance and attitude.

• Must be able to solve problems and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.

• Must genuinely care for and understand the elderly and disabled.

Salary Range: Competitive benefits package offered NOW OFFERING DAILY PAY!

Shift Needs: Full-Time

Facility Location: 7300 Del Prado Circle S, Boca Raton, FL 33433

The Encore at Boca Raton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.