Diet Technician at Anoka

Job Description

The Homestead at Anoka is seeking a Diet Technician for our campus.  The Homestead at Anoka campus features 120 skilled nursing suites and 59 assisted and independent living apartment homes.  Our residents will be living in home like neighborhoods with many amenities including club room, general store, and chapel/community rooms.  We provide our residents with a home in a resident focused culture. 

 

The primary purpose of the Diet Tech is to provide quality food service in accordance with all State and Federal regulations and to meet the nutritional and individual needs of the residents.  To manage the operation of the Dietary department to include staffing, department purchasing, food preparation, food delivery and clean-up in accordance with facility policies, physician orders, resident care plans and appropriate regulations.

Oversees Dietary department and ensures department is meeting the highest standard attainable in accordance with State and Federal regulations.

Directs and oversees all resident nutritional needs planning and programs.

Administers personnel function of the Dietary Department.

Plans, develops and executes facility and individual resident menus in conjunction with Dietician Dietary Consultant in accordance with State and Federal regulations; implements substitutions of menu items dependent upon seasonal availability, individual preferences and principles of economy.

Oversees all department purchasing and maintains set budgets for the fiscal year.

Attends required in-services and completes assigned on-line modules.

Supplies input and/or information on a monthly basis concerning department functions, activities, needs, goals and objectives; completes annual reports.

Supervises and assists in workflow and food handling techniques of staff as needed on the designated shift.

Performs responsibilities of dietary department absent staff, as necessary.

Ensure equipment and work areas are clean, safe and orderly; and strict adherence to procedures regarding cleaners or hazardous materials or objects; ensure universal precautions and infection control, isolation, fire safety and sanitation practices and procedures are followed; and promptly address any hazardous conditions and equipment.

Supervise Food Preparation and Serving

Position is Full-Time

Job Requirements

Qualified Dietitian, or other nutrition-related Bachelor’s Degree, or successful completion of state-approved food service management course (Certified Dietary Manager or Dietary Technician).

Experience with food preparation in a long-term care setting.

Must have ability to read, write and follow oral and written directions at a level necessary to accomplish this job.

Ability to communicate and work effectively with various levels of staff, residents, family members and the public.

Numerical ability to make various computations in planning department objectives, keeping work records and schedules, preparing budgets, requisitioning supplies and monitoring inventory control.

Adequate strength and endurance to meet the strenuous physical demands of preparing and carrying quantity foods.

Visual acuity and color discrimination for examining cooked and stored foods; taste and smell discrimination for determining nutritional quality and palatability of foods.

Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation

Country: USA, State: Minnesota, City: Anoka, Company: Volunteers of America National Services.