Certified Dietary Manager CDM

NHC HealthCare, Charleston; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned Time Off

Holiday Incentive Pay

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Uniforms

Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

NHC Place St. Peters Memory Care in Saint Peters, MO is seeking an energetic Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) to lead the Food & Nutrition Services Department.

The CDM will oversee scheduling, inventory, menu planning, and quality food service while supporting the registered dietitian. The role emphasizes budgeting, staff supervision, training, and ensuring compliance with state regulations and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Administration experience helpful but not required.
• Clinical experience helpful but not required.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• May require a Food Handlers Certificate or Sanitation Course, as required by state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and supervise all Food and Nutrition Services functions and partners.
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals for all customers, considering special diets and preferences; obtain menu approval if not a Registered Dietitian.
• Handle food and supply purchases and maintain cost records; participate in budget planning.
• Oversee equipment purchases, maintenance, and preventive maintenance records; ensure safety standards.
• Interview, hire, train, coach, and evaluate dietary staff; schedule hours and assignments.

Job description

Why NHC?

At NHC, we \"Put our Heart in Everything We Do!\" We take pride in working together as a team in our family-oriented work environment. We provide a culture of excellence, recognition, empowerment, and fun. We offer professional growth opportunities along with competitive compensation wage increases based on performance.

Position: Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)

NHC Place St. Peters Memory Care is looking for an energetic, motivated, positive Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) to join our team. The Certified Dietary Manager is responsible for the Food & Nutrition Services Department. Job duties include managing the department by completing schedules, completing inventory and food orders, providing ongoing education, ensuring quality food preparation and service to all customers, while meeting budgetary guidelines, and assisting the Registered Dietitian with clinical duties. Experience required.

Position Highlights

If there is no Director of Food and Nutrition Services, the Food and Nutrition Services Manager is responsible for the total operation of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.

• Plans, directs, and supervises all Food and Nutrition Services functions and partners.


• Responsible for the preparation and service of nutritious meals for all customers, considering any special diet requirements and individual food preferences. Responsible for obtaining menu approval if not a Registered Dietitian.


• Responsible for food and supply purchases and for maintaining cost records. Responsible for meeting budget guidelines for food, supply, labor, and total budget and participates in budget planning.


• Responsible for equipment purchases, maintaining equipment records, notification to the maintenance department of equipment not operating properly, and in preparation of preventive maintenance sheets. Interviews, hires, orients, trains, counsels, disciplines, and when appropriate, terminates dietary partners. Schedules work hours and assignments, and reviews and checks work assignments.


• Evaluates work performance and completes periodic evaluations of Food and Nutrition Services partners. Maintains the personnel records of the Food and Nutrition Services partners.


• Assists in development and adherence to policies and procedures, menus, job descriptions, cleaning schedules, and other dietary management tools. Develops, revises, and adapts work techniques and methods for more efficient operation of the department and in training Food and Nutrition Services partners.

Experience

• At least one year experience in administration will be helpful; however, it is not required.


• At least one year experience in clinical will be helpful; however, it is not required.


• Must possess and use excellent customer service and communication skills.


• May be required to have or obtain a Food Handlers Certificate or Sanitation Course, as required by state regulations.


• May be required to be licensed and/or certified as required by specific state guidelines.

Benefits

• Earned Time Off


• Holiday Incentive Pay


• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance


• 401k with generous company contributions


• Uniforms


• Advancement Opportunities

Work Location

NHC Place St. Peters Memory Care

5300 Executive Centre Parkway

St. Peters, MO 63376

EOE