Dir Food & Nutrition Serv

Responsibilities

• Assures Dietary Policies and Procedures are current, reviewed yearly and implemented accordingly.
• Orders food, supplies, and equipment in accordance with the budgets. Uses purchase order system properly and timely.
• Participates in resident care management and attends resident and family care conferences. Attends Resident Council when invited and other meetings as assigned by the administrator.
• Responsible for receipt, storage, preparation, and service of all food.
• Assists with menu planning in conjunction with the dietician.
• Maintains sanitary equipment and a sanitary kitchen area in compliance with applicable standards.
• Oversees meal service and dining room delivery of meals to residents.
• Responsible for coaching dietary employees to support positive behavior and interactions with others. Documents disciplinary concerns for dietary employees including reprimands or oral/written warnings in conjunction with the administrator.
• Recruits, hires, orients and trains dietary employees.
• Completes meaningful evaluations of dietary employees post orientation and yearly after that. Completes meaningful competency evaluations upon hire and at least yearly thereafter for dietary staff.
• Develops and coordinates the scheduling of work hours, personnel, and work assignments in accordance with the budget.
• Meets with residents and their families as needed to discuss concerns and makes every effort to meet their needs/desires. Includes residents’ suggestions in menu planning.
• Engages in the rounding for outcomes strategy with staff, residents and families in an effort to assess whether there are any unmet needs/desires, recognize staff for a job well done, or coaches staff as appropriate.
• Makes efforts to recognize employees, educate and train employees and promotes emp