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Food Service Director

  2025-11-08     The Waters of Maryville     Knoxville,TN  
Description:

Overview

The Waters of Maryville - Now Hiring - Dietary Manager Sign on Bonus!!!

  • New Wage Scale

A comprehensive benefit package includes :

  • Excellent Pay
  • Paid Sick Time
  • Group Health Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Life insurance plans
  • Disability plans
  • 401K


Responsibilities

  1. Coordinates dietary services and activities with other related departments (i.e., Nursing, Housekeeping, Social Services, etc.)
  2. Assists the dietary staff in the development and use of departmental policies, procedures, equipment, supplies, etc.
  3. Assist in developing preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the dietary needs of each resident
  4. Assist in the developing a written dietary plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) that identifies the dietary problem / needs of the resident and the goals to be accomplished for each dietary problem / need identified
  5. Assist in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each committee meeting
  6. Ensure that all dietary personnel are aware of the care plan and that care plans are used in planning daily dietary services for the resident
  7. Ensure that the care plan identifies any special equipment and utensils the resident may need (e.g., plate guard, enlarged silverware handles, etc.)
  8. Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary, but at least quarterly
  9. Provide substitute foods of similar nutritive value to residents who refuse foods served
  10. Must be competent in the use of kitchen equipment as well as their maintenance and sanitation : Blender, Meat Slicer, Steam Table, Refrigerator / Freezers, Can Opener, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Coffee Maker, Plate Warmer, Toaster, and Oven & Range
  11. Inspects food storage rooms, utility / janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control
  12. Processes diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services
  13. Assists in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job related dietary functions to ensure that tasks involving potential exposure to blood / body fluids are properly identified and recorded
  14. Assists in planning the dietary services portion of the residents discharge plan
  15. Participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies
  16. Interviews residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history
  17. Assists in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served
  18. Ensures that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the residents response to the service
  19. Ensures that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures
  20. Maintains an adequate liaison with families and residents as necessary
  21. Visits residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
  22. Involves the resident / family in planning objectives and goals for the resident
  23. Assists in planning regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician
  24. Assists in developing diet plans for individual residents
  25. Reviews therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physicians orders
  26. Reviews the dietary requirements of each resident admitted to the facility, as may be required, and assist the attending physician in planning for the residents prescribed diet plan
  27. Ensures that residents are offered a nourishing snack at bedtime
  28. Makes daily rounds to assure that dietary personnel are performing required duties and to assure that appropriate dietary procedures are being rendered to meet the needs of the facility
  29. Attends mandatory meetings and in-services
  30. Others duties as assigned by the Administrator


Qualifications

A CDM certificate preferred.

Previous LTC experience preferred.

EEO / Compliance

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, This company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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