Dietitian/Nutrition Supervisor - Rideaucrest Home, Kingston

Reporting to the Administrator, the Nutrition Supervisor serves as the Registered Dietitian and joint Supervisor of Dietary Department for Rideaucrest Home. The Nutrition Supervisor will, in conjunction with the Food Services Supervisor, develop and approve seasonal cycle menus that reflect resident preferences, adhere to current geriatric nutritional recommendations, and meet Long Term Care (LTC) Food Service Standards. This role will measure resident satisfaction with food service both formally and informally and provide in‑service education as requested on topics relating to nutrition. The Nutrition Supervisor and Food Services Supervisor will formulate and administer the preparation of the annual operating budget and maintain food and other departmental costs, ensure the department adheres to relevant legislationand corporate standards and will plan, coordinate, and implement department activities, administer policies and procedures, and supervise food services. This position will assume the role of the Food Services Supervisor in their absence.What you’ll do...

Provide nutritional assessments and nutritional care plans/goals for residents while counselling residents and/or family members regarding diet and nutrition Investigate and initiate nutrition intervention for individual residents in response to referrals from nursing, medical, rehabilitation or dietary team members, or based on observation of nutritional risk indicators while maintaining resident nutrition documentation including assessments, progress notes, care plan summaries, diet and nourishment lists for resident service areas and production countsLiaise with the Food Services Supervisor and/or Nursing Management on resident nutrition and dining service issues, where multidisciplinary intervention is required and provide therapeutic counseling to residents as needed while conducting regular inspections to identify and address potential hazardsSupervise the preparation and service of meals and nourishment's following specified menus and standardized recipes while supervising, assigning tasks, and evaluating the performance of food services staff, ensuring compliance with all long-term care regulations Assist with receiving, storing, and controlling food services inventory while staying abreast of nutritional care and new food service products and methodsOther duties as assigned

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