**JOB PURPOSE:**

Assists Dietary Manager with planning, organizing, developing and directing the operation of the Dietary Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations governing our nursing center, and as may be directed by the Dietary Manager, so that nutritional food services are provided on a daily basis and that the Dietary Department is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:**

1. Interviews, at admission and as needed periodically, patient/family to obtain diet history, assessment, like and dislikes etc.
2. Completes appropriate clinical record documentation (progress notes etc.).
3. Assesses and documents the nutritional needs of each patient in accordance with the patient comprehensive assessment and care plan.
4. Reviews regular and therapeutic diets and menus to provide they are severed accordingly.
5. Counsels patients regarding dietary likes and dislikes, appetite, food ha...