Certified Dietary Manager ( Food Services Manager ) Skilled Nursing Facility

Mariner Healthcare; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariner Healthcare is seeking a Dietary Services Manager to coordinate the total operation of the dietary department and oversee nutritional services for residents and patients. The role requires supervising staff, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with state and federal guidelines.

Responsibilities include recruiting and training staff, planning menus, and supporting nutritional care plans while maintaining quality assurance in food preparation and service.

Qualifications

• Must meet state-specific requirements for food service managers or dietary managers.
• Experience in supervising dietary staff and implementing nutritional plans.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operation of the dietary department and oversee nutritional services.
• Recruit, train, and retain dietary staff; manage performance evaluations.
• Supervise menu planning and food preparation per policies and guidelines.
• Ensure proper receiving, storage, handling, and serving of food.
• Monitor budgets and purchase dietary food and supplies.
• Support quality assurance in food preparation and patient/resident education.

Skills

Staff management

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Associate’s or higher degree in food service management or hospitality

Job description

*The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

SUMMARY

Coordinates the total operation of the dietary department. Manages food service operations and coordinates nutritional services for residents and patients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Recruits, hires, provides orientation/training, and retains a sufficient number of qualified staff to carry out the responsibilities of the facility’s kitchen. Ensures employee performance meets or exceeds expectations and periodic performance appraisals are conducted on a timely basis.

• Supervises preparation and service of planned menus, nourishments, and supplements, per company policies and procedures and states and federal guidelines.

• Ensures food is received, stored, prepared, held and served per company policies and procedures and state and federal guidelines.

• Purchases dietary food and supplies per assigned budgets and through company approved distribution sources.

• Maintains financial records in accurate and timely manner.

• Participates in the assessment, development and implementation of the nutritional plan of care for residents and patients.

• Ensures quality assurance processes are followed in preparation of food.

• Assists with nutritional education for residents, patients, families, and caregivers.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• May be filled by a Registered Dietitian (RD)

• If the qualified RD is not employed full-time, the director of food and nutrition services-for designations prior to 11/28/16 no later than 5 years after 11/28/16,or no later than 1 year after 11/28/16-483.60(a)(2)-is: (A) a certified dietary manager; or (B) a certified food services manager; or (C) has similar national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body; or (D) has an associate’s or higher degree in food service management or in hospitality, if the course study includes food service or restaurant management, from an accredited institution of higher learning. Must meet state-specific requirements for food service managers or dietary managers, and receives frequently scheduled consultation from a qualified RD or other clinically qualified nutrition professional.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises the dietary service staff and others for whom they are administratively or professionally responsible.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Working in institutional kitchen environment, employee may be required to sit, bend, stoop, see, talk and hear. May occasionally lift or move items of up to 50 pounds. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to
the confidentiality of residents’ protected health information.

JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEW

I understand this job description, its requirements and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned. I understand the job duties, may be altered from time to time.

SALARY RANGE: $40.00 to $45.00 PER HOUR DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE

Mariner Healthcare reserves the right to discontinue any bonus program at anytime.