SUMMARY: Assuring patients and others that consume meals a quality, nutritional meal, attractively served with careful consideration of clinical diets, food allergies, and food intolerances. Oversight of appropriate competencies and skills set of dietary staff to carry out functions of the food and nutrition services, taking into consideration patient assessments, individual plans of care and the number, acuity and diagnoses of the patients.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Function as a part of the management team; abide by and enforce all policies.
- Responsible for diet menu’s ensuring they meet standards.
- Ensure nutritious and attractive patient meals in accordance with standardized facility menus.
- Provides nutritional counseling and education to individual patients and or groups.
- Delegates and assigns tasks to other dietary staff to include dietary manager and staff.
- Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team with dietary screening and planning appropriate nutritional intervention(s) throughout the patient’s hospitalization.
- Develops and maintains policies, procedures and educational tools for patients and staff.
- Knowledgeable of regulatory requirements and oversees compliance with regulations.
- Ensure that food is served and stored at proper temperatures and follow appropriate handling and equipment safety measures, such as, HACCP regulations and food handling guidelines.
- Ensure that proper recording and log temperature measurements are maintained along with the appropriate labels of refrigerated and frozen food items with necessary identifying information.
- Ensure equipment for food preparation and cleaning are being maintained within the department.
- Assist in the development of ordering food and supplies consistent with need and budget.
- Responsible for the implementation of and compliance with all safety policies and procedures within the department.
- Ensure staff training in the basic knowledge of infection control as a food borne illness in food preparation and delivery.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervises dietary staff to include performance reviews, interviewing, coaching and disciplinary actions.
