Kitchen Oversight as an RD
I’m in a long-term care facility and part of that means I have to audit the kitchen every month for texture, compliance, test tray, temperatures, and overall kitchen sanitation. But I’m not gonna lie. I absolutely dread this part of my job because you’re looking for problems essentially that need to be fixed and usually the Dietary supervisors aren’t very happy with you because you have to turn this into the Administrator even if you give them the heads up first it’s never received well.
I’m very good friends with Dietary supervisor at my current facility, but whenever it comes to the audits it’s never exactly a happy moment for her of course. But this month specifically I did it, and there were problems with the temperatures at point, the ice machine had built up inside, and there were other problems that needed to be addressed.
She got so mad at me and flipped out saying that I’m writing things that aren’t that big of a deal and when I try to explain to her that we’re literally in window for survey and we need to be ready for state. She raised her voice at me and said you’re not state.
And like that’s literally the whole purpose of me doing the audit is so that when state comes, we’re in compliance. I feel deflated because I’m not trying to shit on her and say that she’s a bad manager that’s never been the point. I’m literally just doing my job and now our relationship is weird because of it .
Has anyone else felt this way before?