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Trevecca Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) in Nashville, Tennessee
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
Trevecca Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is seeking a Certified Dietary Manager to join their team.
The Certified Dietary Manager is responsible for the advanced nutrition of residents and is given a caseload of residents. Is responsible to manage the nutrition of short term, long term, hospice, and feeding tube residents.
Certified Dietary Manager Responsibilities Include:
Conduct initial assessments , food preference interviews for assigned residents
Monitor progress of short and long term residents and document accordingly
Conduct meal rounds and document residents meal consumption and satisfaction
Participate in wound round and interdisciplinary meetings
Work closely with the interdisciplinary team
Participates in meal and menu planning
Assist in planning resident meals, guides and individuals and families to food selections
Inputs new resident diets food preferences and allergies and make changes to resident preferences as necessary
Enters menus in the systems (type) and make changes as necessary
Inspects unit pantry, dayroom and dining room area daily to assure compliance with health, safety and sanitation requirements and regulations
Adheres to appropriate code of ethics (CC); and
Demonstrates regular attendance and punctuality
Another task as required by the Registered dietitian
Certified Dietary Manager SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The Diet Technician will have the ability to:
Analyze situations accurately and adopt and effective course of action
Operate a computer
Work independently with little direction
Oral and written communication skills
Principles and practices of supervision and training
QUALIFICATIONS
Associate or bachelor& degree in nutrition
Certified Dietary manager
An Equal Opportunity Employer
