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Scranton, PA 18510

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Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab is looking for a Director of Dietary Services to join our dedicated team! This is a full-time salary position! Benefits include:

• 403(b) available day one!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision available day one!
• Employer paid Life Insurance!
• Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Holiday paid time off!

Please see below for job details!

Summary: Directly responsible for supervising all employees in the dietary department.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervises dietary staff by:
• Conducting interviewing and hiring of new employees in conjunction with Human Resources Department.
• Implements and executes complete training of all new employees to include job tasks, chemical usage, departmental policies, and regulations following the department's orientation procedures.
• Direct supervision of Dietary employees includes monitoring performances and disciplinary actions as necessary.
• Scheduling work assignments for department employees.
• Scheduling sanitation assignments and monitoring the departments to maintain sanitation standards.
• Scheduling of Test Tray dignity audits.
• Monitoring production and service for adherence to department policies and procedures including Kosher Dietary Laws.
• Evaluates employees as needed.
• Manages and controls departmental resources keeping within budget guidelines
• Establishes and maintains policy standards of food production, service, sanitation, safety and security.
• Writes menus and production sheets for regular and therapeutic diets to be reviewed and approved by the Clinical RD Supervisor.
• Responsible for monitoring departmental inventory by:
• Primarily responsible for recording perpetual inventory on computer.
• Performs monthly perpetual physical inventories.
• Monitors receiving clerk and checks for accuracy
• Participates in the Departments Quality Programs by:
• Performing audits.
• Maintaining Quality Assurance Logs as per policy.
• Monitoring the Dining Room for resident satisfaction with meals and service.
• Responsible for monthly billing of the Scr. & WB MOW'S and congregate meal programs.
• Responsible for maintaining adequate food and paper products by following the next weeks menu and placing orders with the proper vendors and budget requirements.

Supervisory responsibilities:

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsible for the supervision of 6-20 full and part time staff Dietary

Responsible for keeping Point Click Care (computer based nutrition management) system up to date with residents likes and dislikes on a daily basis.

Responsibilities include training employees, planning, assigning, directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Qualification requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Special requirements:

Must be reliable and responsible, conforming to established work hours and maintaining an acceptable work attendance record.

Has good interpersonal skills, treats residents, families/visitors, and coworkers with courtesy.

Ability to work cooperatively with others.

Positive attitude a must.

Initiative, judgement, and decision-making ability.

Knowledge of cooking procedures.

Ability to properly use and care for food service equipment.

Awareness of all sanitation requirements under State Regulations.

Education and/or experience:

Associates degree in Nutrition/Food Systems Management or related field preferred or three to five years' experience in supervising in health care or other volume food production operation preferred. Ability to read, write, speak English. Ability to follow oral and written direction. Course work may include food preparation, sanitation and storage, recipe conversion, and management skills. Must be Certified Dietary Manager or a Licensed Dietitian preferred or a CDM with three to five years experience in supervision in health care or other volume food production.

Language skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating, and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees.

Mathematical skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals as needed for recipe conversions.

Reasoning ability:

Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stoop, or crouch.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Work environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold and chemicals used in sanitation.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Code of conduct:

Each employee shall adhere to each standard and procedure, seek clarification of any standard or procedure, if necessary, and report suspected violations to senior management, ethical advocate, and/or the Company's Compliance Officer.

Value statement:

Based upon the Judaic tradition of respect for the elderly and historical commitment of service to the larger community, Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab and affiliated organizations fulfills our Mission and realizes our Vision for and on behalf of our residents and clients and their families, our staff, our Board, and our Volunteers with attention to the following practices:

• Respect- We recognize, honor and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, religious, ethnic and cultural background and history.
• Compassion - We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding and supportive responsiveness.
• Advocacy - We give voice to our resident's/client's needs and facilitate positive actions on their behalf.
• Intention - We are responsible individually and as a collective organization to approach our work and our respective tasks with mindful consideration regarding what we are doing and why we are doing it in order to achieve a desired positive outcome.
• Quality - We are committed to providing excellence in our care and services and through measurement and refinement to realize high standards of care.
• Education & Training - We invest in the skill development of our staff, cooperate with local universities and schools to provide practical experience and education for future health care professionals and offer guidance to support our residents/clients and their caregivers.
• Safe Environment - We are committed to providing a safe environment for residents, staff, and volunteers.
• Innovation - We seek to advance our knowledge and are committed to better understand, evaluate, and implement programming, services and operating practices to advance effective and efficient delivery of quality services to benefit our residents/clients and our community.
• Accountability - We are responsible both as individuals and as an organization to be strategic, ethical, team-oriented and quality based to promote the delivery of the highest level of care and fiscal soundness.
• Citizenship - We recognize our connection and contribution to the greater community.