Certified Dietary Manager

Dietary Services Manager

Status: Full-Time

Shift/Schedule: Monday-Friday

Location: Waterford Three Fountains; 835 Crater Lake Ave, Medford, OR

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We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Dietary Services Manager to lead our food service team at Waterford Three Fountains. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the dietary department to ensure residents receive nutritious, well-balanced meals that meet their individual needs. This role involves managing staff, ensuring that all federal, state, and local regulations are adhered to, ensuring compliance with dietary regulations, and working closely with healthcare professionals to support the overall well-being of residents.

At Avamere, we believe in taking care of our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible.
• 401 (k) Plan: After 90 days of employment, with matching program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue up to 4 weeks PTO per year, 6 holidays and accrued sick leave.
• EAP Canopy with unlimited telehealth mental health visits.
• Continuing Education and Higher Education Reimbursement.
• Generous employee referral bonus program.
• Flexible Spending Accounts & CERA: Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account).
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company.
• Voluntary Benefits: Life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental hospital, accident and critical illness coverage, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, discount programs and more.

Responsibilities

• Enforces culinary policies and processes with the assistance of the Registered Dietitian.
• Represents Culinary Department at staff meetings and communicates pertinent administration information to staff.
• Verifies compliance with State, Local, and Federal standards of participation.
• Adapts master menu cycle to individual and Center preferences with Registered Dietitian.
• Maintains and issues a file of standardized recipes adjusted to proper yield.
• Supervises food preparation and service; verifies high level of food quality and compliance with food service regulations.
• Verifies high standards of sanitation. Maintain current cleaning schedules.
• Verifies proper equipment maintenance in cooperation with the Administrator and Maintenance Department.
• Prepare meals and/or perform functions of Cooks and Culinary Aides in instances of
• unscheduled absences and to monitor meal service quality and procedural accuracy.
• Assist in planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the Culinary Department, its programs and activities.
• Visits residents to obtain food preferences and assists in gathering information for nutritional assessment.
• Communicates appropriate information to other members of the health team.
• Maintains essential records:
• Menus (per state regulation).
• Purchase records (6 months).
• Culinary Department schedule.
• Temperature logs: Food, Dish machine, Refrigerator, Freezer (3 Months).
• Tray tickets up to date for all residents
• Review and assist Administrator and/or Registered Dietitian in developing a plan of correction for culinary service deficiencies noted during survey inspections.
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• Involve the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) credential
• Meets qualifications for a Culinary Manager set by State and Federal regulations.
• Must possess, as a minimum, a High School Diploma.
• Must possess an active CPR/BLS Certification and always maintain certification during employment.
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English fluently

Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify

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