Certified Dietary Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Certified Dietary Manager

Shift: All Shifts

Department: Dietary

JOB RELATIONSHIP:

Supervised By: Dietary Director

Worker’s Supervised: None

WORK SCHEDULES:

All positions at Baptist Village, Inc. include holidays and weekends as they fall within your schedule. Additional worked hours may be needed as workload demands

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Graduate of Dietary Manager’s Program.
• Successful completion of the Certified Dietary Manager exam.
• Two years’ experience and/or training in foodservice management.
• Prior experience in healthcare food service preferred.
• Experience with and knowledge of computers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

Other duties may be assigned:

• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with all food service personnel, as well as with other departments and patients/residents within the facility, to assure that food service can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the patients/residents.
• Attend care plan meetings and discuss changes with RD
• Conduct test trays as assigned
• Communicate with RD and nursing regarding changes and recommendations
• Obtain monthly weights from nursing and identify significant changes
• Round nurses stations after weights obtained by CNAs and ensure residents weight are documented accurately
• Process new diet orders and diet changes; keep diet cards updated
• Review diet orders monthly
• Review resident choice forms quarterly
• Complete assigned MDS section according to required timeline
• Determine residents needs and develop appropriate dietary plans in cooperation with RD and in compliance with physicians’ orders
• Review plan of care related to nutritional status; document concerns that can be resolved, improved, or addressed to improve residents nutritional status and eating function
• Review, revise and implement the residents nutrition assessment and plan of care
• Chart on all quarterly and significant changes
• Support RD duties as needed
• Participate/assist with departmental projects, as assigned.
• Attend and participate in in-service training programs within the department and facility.
• Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent patient/resident care information to ensure patient/resident rights are protected.
• Identify resident requirements, seek resident feedback, and meet resident expectations on a timely basis.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

The above is intended to describe the general content of the requirements for the performance of the job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Revised 3/20/2024

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Waycross, GA 31503: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person