Job Description

• Provide departmental leadership to ensure optimal nutritional care, solutions focused, and resident/client centered approach to service delivery
• Assists with supervising dietary staff, including hiring, training, developing/coaching, evaluating, scheduling, disciplining and terminating staff if necessary, including any labour matters such as grievance handling and return to work processes
• Assists with the development, preparation and revisions to work routines for departmental staff; conducts job shadows as necessary to evaluate job performance and/or workload
• Ensures food productions and service meets safety & sanitation standards in accordance with Occupational Health & Safety, Public Health, Divisional and Ministry of LTC standards
• Ensures the Dietary Department compliance with all relevant legislation, Regional, and Provincial Standards and legislation pertaining to provision of food and nutrition services in a Long Term Care setting (i.e.: Food Premises Act, LTC Homes Act, OH&S Act and Regulations, WHMIS, HACCP)
• Ensures adequate dietary records and documentation are maintained in accordance with Ministry standards and Regional Policies and procedures.
• Assists with managing and implementing Centre specific menu including modifying menu to satisfy specific needs of the Residents of the Centre and to create special and themed meals.
• Implements established nutritional standards and ensures compliance of modified menus that have been created according to resident preference and needs
• Evaluates the menu and recipes using established guidelines and auditing tools
• Reinforces compliance with Divisional menu, including:
  • Standardized recipes
  • Production forecasts
  • Inventory
• Ensuring manual back up processes are in place for production and recipe
• Responsible for maintaining and updating Residents’ care plans and electronic food service database
• Responsible for the nutritional care process of Residents including, but not limited, conducting initial diet histories, quarterly nutrition reviews and dietary referrals for residents at low and moderate nutrition risk
• Participates in resident/family concern inquiries, admission, end of life and annual care conferences with Residents and families and keep families informed of Residents’ progress
• Assists with the Centres quality and risk management programs to reduce the level of risk associated with food borne illness, poor nutrition intake and health and safety issues
• Contributes to dietary related performance indicator reports, including:
  • Inputting data monthly
  • Reviewing, analyzing and corrective action plans for monthly results
• Communicates concerns regularly to the Dietary Supervisor, Registered Dietitian and interdisciplinary care
• Develops, revises and implements operational policies/procedures in collaboration with PIE and interdisciplinary peer groups
• Collaborates with divisional team to develop and update dietary education and in-services and acts as trainer for dietary staff and other interdisciplinary staff
• Active member of the Dietary Services Peer group
• Support provision of food services to Adult Day Program and Meals on Wheels
• Attends in-service training as required and continuing education courses related to the position as the opportunities arise

What the role requires: 

• Graduated from an approved program in Food Service and Nutrition Management or equivalent
• 2-5 years related supervisory experience in a unionized health care setting
• Member of the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management or a Registered Dietitian required
• A Bachelor’s degree from a health-related discipline or in a specialized health science area
• Working knowledge of all applicable regulations and legislation pertaining to provision of food and nutrition services in a Long Term Care setting (i.e: Food Premises Act, LTC Homes Act and Regulations, OH&S Act and Regulations, WHMIS, HACCAP)
• Vulnerable Sector Check
• Combination of education and experience may be considered

Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of nutrition and of therapeutic diets to ensure compliance thereof
• Knowledge of food preparation systems and processes
• Knowledge of infection prevention and control practices as they relate to the dietary department
• Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft office and PointClickCare applications
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

Nice to have: 

• Previous Long Term Care or Geriatric experience

Work Mode & Job Location: On Site at Malton Village: 7075 Rexwood Drive, Mississauga

Interview: Our recruitment process will include video conference technology

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Part-Time. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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