Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)

Supplied Talent; Ordway (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Supplied Talent in Ordway, Colorado, seeks a Certified Dietary Manager to lead food and nutrition services for residents. This hands-on leadership role involves owning the department end to end: menus, staffing, budget, food safety, and survey readiness.

You will work with the Registered Dietitian to build menus, hire and train staff, manage purchasing and cost control, and ensure compliance with sanitation, HACCP, and CMS regulations.

Qualifications

• CDM credential through ANFP or eligible for certification within Colorado's required timeframe.
• ServSafe or equivalent food protection certification.
• 2+ years supervising food service in long-term care, hospital, or institutional setting.
• Knowledge of therapeutic diets, IDDSI texture modifications, and CMS dietary regulations.
• Experience with budgeting, purchasing, and food cost control.
• Ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 50 pounds in a kitchen.
• Pass background check and health screening as required by state.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct all Food and Nutrition Services operations per regs.
• Develop regular and therapeutic menus with the Registered Dietitian and ensure texture modifications.
• Hire, schedule, train, and evaluate cooks and dietary aides; manage labor to budget.
• Oversee purchasing, vendor relations, inventory, and food cost control.
• Maintain sanitation, food safety, and HACCP standards; prepare for state surveys.
• Interview residents on food preferences and adjust service accordingly; document nutrition care.
• Lead monthly in-services and meetings; collaborate with nursing, activities, and administration.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Staff supervision

Food safety

HACCP

Communication

Education

CDM credential (ANFP)

Associate degree in nutrition/food service management

ServSafe certification

Job description

We are looking for a Certified Dietary Manager to lead food and nutrition services for our residents. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who takes pride in a clean, compliant, well-run kitchen and who understands that mealtime is one of the best parts of a resident's day. You will own the department end to end: menus, staffing, budget, food safety, and survey readiness.

What you'll do

• Plan, organize, and direct all operations of the Food and Nutrition Services department in line with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Build and approve regular and therapeutic menus with the Registered Dietitian, and make sure diet orders and texture modifications are executed accurately at every meal.
• Hire, schedule, train, and evaluate cooks and dietary aides, and manage labor hours to budget.
• Run purchasing, vendor relationships, inventory, and food cost control.
• Hold the department to sanitation, food safety, and HACCP standards, lead it through state survey, and correct any deficiencies.
• Interview residents about food preferences, respond to concerns, and adjust service accordingly.
• Document nutrition care in the resident record, including intake monitoring and weight change follow-up.
• Lead monthly in-services and department meetings, and partner closely with nursing, activities, and administration.

What you'll bring

• Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) credential through ANFP, or current enrollment with certification obtainable within the timeframe Colorado requires.
• ServSafe or an equivalent food protection manager certification.
• Two or more years supervising food service, preferably in long-term care, a hospital, or another institutional setting.
• Working knowledge of therapeutic diets, IDDSI texture modification, and CMS dietary regulations.
• Experience with budgeting, purchasing, and food cost control.
• Ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 50 pounds in a commercial kitchen environment.
• Ability to pass a background check and meet state health screening requirements.

Helpful, not required

• Prior experience taking a skilled nursing facility through state survey.
• Bilingual English and Spanish.
• Associate degree in nutrition, food service management, or a related field.