Dietary Manager

WHO ARE WE?

Come join our dedicated team at South Port Square, a wonderful place to work! South Port Square is a 40-acre campus in Port Charlotte close to Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda and is one of Florida’s best kept secrets! You’ll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impact on our residents’ lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at South Port Square. For over 30 years, South Port Square has been addressing the growing needs of the retiring and senior communities. Today, South Port Square is one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation’s leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at South Port Square. #nonclinical

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Health Center Dietary Manager is responsible for overseeing Health Center food service program and providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure that courteous and efficient service is delivered as well as high quality and nutritious foods.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Dietary Manager:

• Assists in the planning, scheduling, and supervising of Health Center dietary personnel.
• Assists in developing all menus for Health Center residents assessing preferences and nutritional needs. Assists in assuring staff education is provided to dietary personnel in accordance with the staff education plan plus provides on the job training for Health Center dietary personnel.
• Assists in developing work assignments for all dietary personnel assigning specific jobs and spot-checking work to ensure standards are met.
• Assures that each resident’s nutritional adequacy is met by utilizing the assurance of Nutritional Adequacy Policy.
• Maintains pertinent and appropriate records, reports, schedules, and studies as required by local, state, and federal regulations and otherwise requested.
• Initiates and supervises the completion of hands-on intakes as assigned.
• Maintains individual diet information by transcribing information from the dietitian’s weekly notes to the Kardex, menu and nourishment list when indicated.
• Attends Care Plan Meeting.
• Interviews new admissions and documents food preferences on the approved form.
• Contacts the dietitian between scheduled visits if unplanned or special therapeutic diets are ordered.
• Assures that meal tallies are accurate daily.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• High school diploma/GED or the equivalent education, training, and experience
• A minimum of two years supervisory experience in food service operations of a health care setting.
• Hold a C.D.M. certification in healthcare.
Certified in safety and sanitation regarding food service.

What We Offer:

• Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay ! South Port Square now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on demand, as it's earned.
• Benefits for full and part-time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!
• Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu, and COVID-19 vaccine status.

Full-Time

Salary: From $20 per hour

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

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