Dietary Manager

Director of Food and Nutrition Services
Certified Dietary Manager CDM

Full-Time - Pay Based On Education/Experience

Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is actively seeking a compassionate and ambitious DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES (Certified Dietary Manager) to provide excellent care for the senior community. Are you passionate about serving seniors with the outstanding care that they need and deserve? Do you want to further your career with a company that dedicates its services to the well-being of senior citizens? If yes, continue reading!

Qualifications of Director of Dietary Services (Certified Dietary Manager)

• Knowledge and experience in nursing homes
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations
• Knowledge and experience in developing resident care plans, MDS.
• Good communications and writing skills
• Good organizational skills.
• CDM Preferred, Certified Dietary Manager.

This DIRECTOR OF DIETARY SERVICES (CERTIFIED DIETARY MANAGER / CDM) position earns a competitive wage determined by experience and skill. Our company recognizes the amazing efforts of our staff and values their downtime with a work-life balance that includes two weeks of vacation and sick days for a healthy rejuvenation that all employees supply to our patients. We provide great benefits and perks , including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings account, two-week vacation and sick days, eight personal days off, a cafeteria plan, and more ! If this sounds like the right nursing opportunity for you, apply today !

This leader will be supervising the Dietary Department as t he Director of Dietary Services, to oversee the management of planning, directing and controlling all food service activities. Candidate must have a desire to excel at customer service. The position requires compassionate leadership for residents and staff as a part of the senior management team. The Director of Dining Services will provide direction to staff in the provision of excellent customer service through hands 'on leadership.

The Director of Dietary Services (Certified Dietary Manager) will:

• Oversee operating procedures for the department
• Be responsible for purchasing
• Be responsible for scheduling of kitchen and dining staff
• Be responsible for training of kitchen and dining staff
• Oversee food production and assembly
• Review and help with budgeting
• Supervise and train dietary staff
• Process new diet orders and diet changes; maintain computerized resident cardex.
• Welcome newly admitted residents with information about food service operations and interview regarding food preferences and any alterations in nutritional status.
• Complete the nutrition assessment within 72 hours of admission.
• Collaborate with health care team in the development of the baseline care plan.
• Complete initial, annual, and change of condition MDS section K (or as assigned). Complete the MDS triggered CAAs.
• Attend care plan meetings as the Food & Nutrition Services representative and contributes to dietary care plan
• Complete the quarterly MDS Section K (or as assigned). Complete quarterly charting of the residents including MDS supporting documentation. Attend care plan meetings as the Food & Nutrition Services representative. Update care plans as needed.

ABOUT RIVERSIDE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

We provide the highest quality of care for our senior community with a commitment to proudly serve our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs. We offer services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. Our goal is to provide this dignified care to all of our residents in a well-maintained, home-like environment. This level of care would not be possible without our compassionate and focused staff working with residents, families, and physicians to create individualized and effective care and treatment plans.