Kahl Home

• Work effectively with the Clinical team to provide comprehensive nutrition support for our acute, and long-term care residents. • Develop and make recommendations to the Food Service Director to implement dietary and food service policies and procedures to meet residents’ needs. • Develop menus to meet residents’ dietary needs. • Assess and document nutritional needs of residents in accordance with the comprehensive assessment and care plan. • Review and plan all regular and therapeutic diets and menus. • Approve all permanent menu substitutions. • Counsel residents regarding dietary likes and dislikes, appetite, food habits and therapeutic menus. • Assess and document residents’ food allergies and cultural backgrounds that may affect food consumption. • Evaluate and make recommendations regarding the serving time of meals, sanitation and food handling procedures. • Evaluate and make recommendations regarding food service equipment. • Evaluate food for nutritional adequacy, method of preparation, taste, appearance, serving temperature and portion size. • Assist Food Service Director in adjusting recipes for desired yield. • Plan and conduct in-service training programs for food service employees, nurses and nursing assistants.