Dietary Manager

Phoenix Health Services; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Health Services is seeking a Dietary Manager to oversee the dietary department in a long-term care setting. The role requires managing staff, budgeting hours, and ensuring high sanitation standards while coordinating meals and special events for residents.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED and preferred CDM certification; strong organizational and communication skills are essential for collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and adherence to policies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or preferred
• CDM certification with the Dietary Manager’s Association preferred

Responsibilities

• Participate in nutritional care and assessments; gather data for care plans.
• Staff the dietary department: scheduling, budgeting hours, hiring and training.
• Evaluate and terminate employees as needed.
• Communicate payroll and department finances to the office manager.
• Purchase, receive and store food and supplies; maintain budget.
• Enforce sanitation standards and cleaning schedules.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance.
• Maintain dietary department records (menus, recipes, diet cards, rosters).
• Adhere to facility policies, Resident’s Rights, infection control and safety.
• Coordinate meals for events; plan substitutions for residents.
• Attend in-services and seminars; represent the department professionally.

Skills

Staff management

Budgeting

Hiring & training

Payroll communication

Purchasing

Sanitation standards

Equipment maintenance

Record keeping

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CDM certification preferred

Job description

Supervisor: Administrator Status: Exempt

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Certification with the Dietary Manager’s Association is preferred

As Dietary Manager you must be able to perform the following essential functions as demonstrated by the ability to:

Essential Job Functions:

• Participation in the nutritional care of the residents including gathering of objective data for initial, annual and quarterly assessments, resident interviews for food preferences and participation in the interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
• Responsible for staffing the dietary department including scheduling and adhering to budgeted hours and hiring and training new employees.
• Evaluation and termination of employees.
• Communicates pertinent information to employees including in-service education. Communicates payroll and payable information for the dietary department to the office manager.
• Responsible for the purchasing, requisition, receiving and storage of all food and supplies for the dietary department and maintains cost within the dietary budget.
• Responsible for high sanitation standards including preparation and enforcement to cleaning schedules for the dietary department.
• Coordinates the maintenance of equipment in the dietary department.
• Maintains records for the dietary department including menus, standardized recipes, meal census, diet cardex, diet roster, diets served, purchase records, weekly staffing and current policies and procedures.
• Adheres to all facility policies and procedures including Resident’s Rights, infection control and safety. Accountable for the information contained in the employee handbook.
• Coordinates foods for special events or parties with activities or other departments as necessary. Plan food substitutions for residents who refuse or are unable to eat the food served.
• Attends in-services, seminars and food shows as directed by supervisor.
• Represents the dietary department in a professional manner and accepts duties from supervisor in a cooperative manner.
• Understands that exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood borne pathogens is a possibility in long term care.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Perform all dining services positions which may include climbing, lifting, pulling, reaching, standing adequately, withstanding repetitive movement, or extremes in environmental temperature.
• Must be able to lift 30-50 lbs.
• Must be able to work in an inside environment.
• Must be able to hear, feel, see, and speak adequately to perform the essential functions of the job.