Dietary Supervisor Jobs

General Purpose

This position must provide supervision for the Dietary Department, ensuring quality food. The Dietary Supervisor will direct and assist the preparation and service of regular meals and therapeutic diets, order food and supplies, maintain area and equipment in sanitary condition, and assure the smooth operation with other nursing facilities departments.

Essential Duties

• Plans and assists in preparation and service of holiday and special meals and functions.
• Coordinates dietary services with nursing services and activities director. Nutritional notes are to be completed monthly for all residents at nutritional risks.
• Direct and participate in food preparation and service of food that is safe and appetizing and is of the quality and quantity to meet each resident?s needs in accordance with physicians order in compliance with approved menus.
• Inspects Dietary Department regularly to ensure that it is safe and sanitary.
• Maintains cost and works to meet budget guidelines.
• Visit all residents to conduct nutritional assessment and screening, explain diet, record food preferences and promote a quality food service.
• Transmit order for appropriate food and supplies.
• Assures that proper storage is available, and that handling of food and supplies complies with current state and federal guidelines.
• Assess resident food preferences and allergies.
• Maintain sufficient staff to provide dietary services to facility.
• Processes new diet orders and diet changes when received from nursing staff and keeps diet cards updated.
• Plan and presents in-service education programs for the Dietary Department.
• Document and notify Dietician of menu changes.
• Maintain kitchen and food storage area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner
• Maintain the security of the Dietary Department.
• Investigates on-the-job injuries and corrects the problem and /or retrains the employees as necessary.
• Participate in QA and IDT meetings as assigned.
• Ensures continued compliances with all federal, state and local regulations,
• Directs and supervises all dietary functions and personnel.
• Hires, orients, trains, disciplines, and when appropriate, terminates dietary employees.
• Prepare dietary staff schedules and address schedule changes.
• Check trays for accuracy before they are delivered.