Director of Dietary

Hillside Health & Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Full Time Director of Dietary! TOP WAGES & DAILY PAY OPTION AVAILABLE!!! The Director of Dietary will prepare dining rooms and tables, provide meal service to residents and maintain cleanliness and sanitation of dining and kitchen areas.
Responsible for planning, preparing and serving regular, modified consistency and therapeutic diets using the corporate menu program.
This position will ensure full compliance with nutritional standards, internal procedures and government regulations while preparing and serving foods and beverages to all patients/residents.
RESPONSIBILITIES of the Director of Dietary include, but are not limited to: · Conduct routine patient nutritional screening with includes food/fluid intake information and obtaining resident/patient food preferences.
· Perform necessary nutritional screens for dietitian and calculate nutritive intake within the scope of practice.
· Identify nutrition concerns and make appropriate referrals.
· Implement diet plans and physician’s diet orders using appropriate modifications · Utilize standard nutrition procedures · Document nutritional screen data in medical record, review intake records, do visual meal rounds and document food intake · Participate in patient/resident care conferences and provide patient/residents with basic nutritional education · Specify standards and procedures for food preparation · Continuously improve care and service · Supervise preparation and serving of modified consistency and therapeutic diets and supplemental feedings · Manage sanitary foodservice environment by protecting food in all phases of preparation, handling and service, cooling, storage and transportation · Purchase, receive and store food following established sanitation and quality guidelines as well as purchase, store and ensure safe use of chemicals and cleaning agents · Manage equipment and maintenance of equipment · Develop work schedules, cleaning schedules and prepare work assignments · Prepare, plan and conduct departmental meetings and in-service programs · Interview, hire and train new employees as well as conducting employee evaluations.
· Operate within annual budget parameters QUALIFICATIONS for the position of Director of Dietary: EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: · Must be a Registered Dietician · Must possess Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), Certified Food Protection Professional (CDM®, CFPP) certification · SafeServe certification · Experience in food orders, sanitation, budgeting and nutritional assessments · Minimum of three (3) years of healthcare related experience · Two (2) years management experience required Hillside Health & Rehab is an Equal Opportunity Employer.