Dietary Supervisor

DIETARY SUPERVISOR

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The primary purpose of the Dietary Supervisor position is to assist the Dietary Director in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the overall operation of the Dietary Department.

Administrative Functions

• Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the Dietary Department’s programs and activities
• Coordinate dietary services and activities with other related departments
• Work with facility consultants as necessary and make recommended changes
• Assist in developing and maintaining written dietary policies and procedures
• Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to associates, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc. as needed
• Assume responsibility of obtaining and maintaining MSDS sheets for hazardous chemicals used or stored in the dietary department
• Complete necessary forms, reports, evaluations, studies, etc. to assure control of equipment and supplies
• Review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. annually and make recommendations for revisions to the Dietitian and/or Administrator
• Develop and maintain a file of tested standard recipes
• Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend adjustments in dietary services that assure the continued ability to provide daily services
• Assume responsibility and accountability for daily supervision of the Dietary Department
• Inspect food storage rooms, utility closets, etc. for upkeep and supply control
• Review and assist in developing a plan of correction for dietary service deficiencies noted during survey inspections and submit to 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 are properly identified and recorded
• Review departmental complaints and grievances from personnel and make written reports to the Dietitian and/or Administrator of action taken, following facility procedures
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining an ongoing quality assurance program for the Dietary Department
• Assist in planning the dietary services portion of the resident’s discharge plan
• Interview residents or family members to obtain diet history
• Maintain records of the resident’s food likes and dislikes
• Assist in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served
• Ensure that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service
• Ensure that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with facility procedures
• Maintain a reference library of written materials, laws, diet manuals, etc. necessary for complying with current standards and regulations and that will provide assistance in maintaining quality food services
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes
• Involve the residents/family members in planning objectives and goals for the residents
• Assist in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician
• Review therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician’s orders
• Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff as well as other related departments in planning food service programs and activities
• Assist in establishing a food service production line to assure that meals are prepared and delivered on time
• Ensure that residents are offered a nourishing snack at bedtime

Care Plan and Assessment Functions

• Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident
• Assist in developing a written dietary plan of care that identifies the dietary problems/needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each identified problem/need
• Encourage the resident/family to participate in the development and review of the resident’s plan of care
• Assist in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be…