Dietary/ Food Services Manager

Description

Summary

Plans, organizes, supervises and directs all administrative and operational activities of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.

What Makes StoneBridge Unique?

At StoneBridge Senior Living, being a caregiver is more than our business. We consider it our privilege, and we are dedicated to both the individual needs of our residents and to each other.

Here we are more than caregivers. We are family. Each StoneBridge community becomes a close, welcoming group in which employees help each other develop skills related to their senior care careers knowing we can do more together than we could ever do alone. Employees are encouraged to become the best version of themselves to help us provide the best possible care for our residents.

Benefits

We recognize and support our associates with benefits, PTO options, and employee recognition. Here, our support doesn’t clock out when you do.

Benefits You May Be Eligible For

? Paid Time Off

? Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life & long-term disability)

? Competitive Compensation

? Bonus opportunities & recognition

? Up to six paid holidays per year and/or double-time opportunities

? Tuition reimbursement

Responsibilities and Duties

• 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.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Participates in QAPI activities when food and nutrition services are involved.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, coaches, evaluates, rewards, disciplines, and when necessary, terminates employees working in the Food and Nutrition Services department.
• Develops work schedules to ensure adequate staff to cover each shift.
• Monitor budgets for cost-effectiveness and manage any revenue generating services.
• Uses forecasts, food waste records, inventory, and equipment records to plan the purchase of food, supplies, and equipment.
• Follows standards and procedures for preparing food.
• Participates in menu planning including responding to resident preferences, substitution lists, therapeutic diets, and industry trends.
• Inspects meals and ensures that standards for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times are met. Ensures that foods are prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes.
• Manages the preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings.
• Ensures safe receiving, storage, preparation, and service of food. Protects food in all phases of preparation, holding, service, cooking, and transportation.
• Prepares cleaning schedules and maintain equipment to ensure food safety.
• Ensures proper sanitation and safety practices of staff.
• Processes new diet orders and diet changes. Keeps diet cards updated.
• Completes the assigned MDS section according to required timeline.
• Determines resident diet needs and develops appropriate dietary plans in cooperation with registered dietician and in compliance with physician’s orders.
• Reviews plan of care related to nutritional status. Documents concerns that can be resolved, improved, or addressed to improve the resident’s nutritional status and eating function.
• Reviews, revises, and implements, in cooperation with the interdisciplinary team the resident’s nutritional assessment and plan of care.
• Supports Registered Dietitian duties as needed.

Requirements

Qualifications and Skills

• Two years’ experience in foodservice management REQUIRED
• Prior experience in healthcare foodservice preferred
• Certification as a Dietary Manager or Food Service Manager preferred
• Must meet state requirements for food service or dietary managers

Join Our Caregiver Family!

For more than 50 years, our family has been dedicated to caring for others, and we invite you to reach out with any questions or comments. 

We welcome the opportunity to meet you and make you a part of our family.

Together, we’re confident we can work together to provide a spectrum of high-quality care including Rehabilitation, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing Care that enhances the lives of those in our communities.

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