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*Job Title: Dietary Manager *Department: Dietary **Reports to: Administrator

**Scope of Responsibility: Responsible for the quality, cost-effective daily operation of the dietary department in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, regulations, and facility policy. Responsible for the preparation of food in order to meet the nutritional needs of patients, residents, and external meal contracts.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the dietary department, its programs, and activities. Assume the authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the dietary department.
2. Develop and maintain a good working report with administration, nursing staff, assisted living staff as well as other related departments in planning department services, programs and activities to assure that the department services and activities can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the patients and residents, and their care plans are developed and followed as related to nutritional needs.
3. Serves as liaison with the contracted Dietitian to ensure patients and residents nutritional needs are met in compliance with the appropriate standards, guidelines, and regulations.
4. Assist in developing, implementing, coordinating, and reviewing department policies and procedures, patient care plans, job descriptions, etc.
5. Ensure that the patients rights are well established and maintained at all times.
6. Develop the department budget as required. Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend adjustments to assure the continued ability to provide quality patient care. Establish the equipment and supply needs of the department.
7. Coordinates training of dietary staff with the dietitian. Meet with department personnel on a regularly scheduled basis, develop implement, and document programs designed for in-service education, on the job training, and orientation classes for newly assigned department personnel.
8. Obtains patient preference for scheduled snacks and nourishments. Prepares and delivers appropriate nourishment/snacks to patients to comply with nutritional plan of care/physicians order and department policy. Meet with patients and residents regarding their nutritional needs.
9. Represent the facility in dealing with outside agencies, including governmental agencies and third-party payees. Work with the facilities consultants as necessary and implement recommended changes as required.
10. Prepares the departmental schedule. Fills in for staff when needed.
11. Critiques a prepared menu and submits to the dietitian for review.
12. Purchases food and kitchen supplies as well as keeps track of inventory.
13. Oversees the preparation and serving of food for the hospital patients, assisted living residents, and outside contracts, i.e., Meals on Wheels, the Manor, and the Plaza.
14. Develop and maintain a functional standardized recipe file.

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent. Must be a Certified Dietary Manager, or willing to complete certification within twenty-four months.