Dietary Assistant Manager

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversees the budget and purchasing of food and supplies, and food preparation, services, and storage.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary environment.
• Overseeing safe and timely meal preparation, including the provision of meals and/or supplements in accordance with residents’ needs, preferences, and care plan.
• Monitors regular and therapeutic diets, including texture of foods and liquids to meet the specialized needs of residents.

• Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward, discipline, and when necessary, terminate employees working in the Food and Nutrition Services department.
• Develop work schedules to ensure adequate staff to cover each shift.
• Monitor budgets for cost-effectiveness and manage any revenue generating services.
• Use forecasts, food waste records, inventory, and equipment records to plan the purchase of food, supplies, and equipment.
• Follow standards and procedures for preparing food.
• Participate in menu planning including responding to resident preferences, substitution lists, therapeutic diets, and industry trends.
• Inspect meals and ensure that standards for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times are met. Ensure that foods are prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes.
• Manage the preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings.
• Ensure safe receiving, storage, preparation, and service of food. Protect food in all phases of preparation, holding, service, cooking, and transportation.
• Prepare cleaning schedules and maintain equipment to ensure food safety.
• Ensure proper sanitation and safety practices of staff.
• Process new diet orders and diet changes. Keep diet cards updated.
• Complete the assigned MDS section according to required timeline.
• Determine resident diet needs and develop appropriate dietary plans in cooperation with registered dietician and in compliance with physician’s orders.
• Review plan of care related to nutritional status. Document concerns that can be resolved, improved, or addressed to improve the resident’s nutritional status and eating function.
• Review, revise, and implement, in cooperation with the interdisciplinary team the resident’s nutritional assessment and plan of care.
• Support Registered Dietitian duties as needed.

• Treat all residents with dignity and respect. Promote and protect all residents’ rights.
• Establish a culture of compliance by adhering to all facility policies and procedures. Comply with standards of business conduct, and state/federal regulations and guidelines.
• Follow appropriate safety and hygiene measures at all times to protect residents and themselves.
• Maintain confidentiality of protected health information, including verbal, written, and electronic communications.
• Report noncompliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel. Report any retaliation or discrimination to HR or compliance officer.
• Report any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to supervisor and/or administrator. Protect residents from abuse, and cooperate with all investigations.
• Report any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and/or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policy.
• Participate in all life safety and emergency drills and trainings. Fulfill responsibilities as assigned during implementation or activation of the facility’s emergency plan.
• Report work-related injuries and illnesses immediately to supervisor.
• Follow established infection control policies and procedures.

As a condition of employment, completes all assigned training and skills competency.

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care