What are the responsibilities and job description for the DIETARY SERVICES DIRECTOR - PISGAH VALLEY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY position at Liberty Health?
Liberty Cares
With Compassion
At Liberty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services, we promote a challenging, but rewarding opportunity in a caring environment.
We Are Currently Seeking An Experienced
DIETARY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Job Description
Background checks/drug-free workplace.
EOE.
With Compassion
At Liberty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services, we promote a challenging, but rewarding opportunity in a caring environment.
We Are Currently Seeking An Experienced
DIETARY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Job Description
- Assure quality dietary services by directing, coordinating, and supervising Dietary Services staff.
- Assume responsibility as Dietary Services Director in accordance with local, state, and federal sanitation and other laws regulating food service, as well as Facility policies and procedures.
- Coordinates food service to assure patients receive nutritious, attractively, served diets as ordered by their attending physician in accordance with approved corporate menu cycle.
- Participates in Care Plans & MDS conferences.
- Completes nutritional assessments and dietary sections of MDS.
- Prepares and monitors work schedule for dietary services staff.
- Monitors the orientation and training of dietary services employees per Facility policy.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Graduate of a Dietary Manager Training program, which has been approved by the Dietary Managers Association and pass the National Certification exam.
- Keep current ‘card’ (certification) by attending seminars and/or workshops, completing at least 45 hours every three years.
- Knowledgeable of cost accounting, record keeping, budget planning, menu planning, diet therapy, and purchasing procedures, as well as dietary management, and serve on related committees as needed.
- Demonstrated experience with MDS and the ability to accurately assess nutritional needs of residents.
- Leadership ability and organization skills.
- Read, know and follow personnel, department and Facility procedures.
- Comply with DMA Code of Ethics and Standards of Performance.
Background checks/drug-free workplace.
EOE.