Dietary Manager

Prime Healthcare Management; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO plans

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Hagerstown Nursing and Rehab is seeking a Culinary Director to lead the culinary staff, ensure quality resident meals, and manage kitchen resources. The role combines team leadership with hands-on cooking and menu implementation to uphold care standards and dietary compliance.

The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience, a high school diploma or GED, and certifications as CDM and ServSafe, plus experience with Nutritional Care software. This position is full-time and on-site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Experience cooking in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Prior supervisory/management experience required.
• Certified Dietary Manager required.
• ServSafe certified.
• Experience using Nutritional Care software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct the team functions of the culinary activities.
• Maintain adequate culinary staffing levels for quality resident care.
• Supervise orientation and training of new employees.
• Implement menus and recipes; maintain culinary standards.
• Develop and communicate shift assignments for staff.
• Hands-on management including cooking, tasting, seasoning, serving.

Skills

Supervisory/management

Cook experience

Healthcare environment cooking

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Certified Dietary Manager

ServSafe certified

Tools

Nutritional Care software

Job description

Hagerstown Nursing and Rehab is currently recruiting for a Culinary Director to join our team.

PURPOSE/BELIEF STATEMENT:

The position of Culinary Director provides leadership to the culinary staff to assure that care standards are met. The position must function as a team member, team leader, and supervisor to ensure that work is accomplished and quality care is delivered, while supporting team members and leading the way in celebrating team successes. While focusing on delivering quality care, the position must also manage the resources within their control and assist others in managing resources.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct the team functions of the culinary activities in accordance with the established policies and procedures.
• Make sure that sufficient culinary staffing levels are met to ensure delivery of quality resident care.
• Supervise in orientation and training of new employees and participate in their ongoing training.
• Implement menus and recipes and maintain standards of culinary methodology and practices.
• Develop and communicate shift assignments for culinary staff and monitor job performance.
• Maintain quality food services by hands-on management, which includes cooking, tasting, seasoning, and serving food.
• Communicate with ancillary departments and culinary staff at shift change on resident conditions, needs, and concerns.
• Ensure that the culinary staff follows the established departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the operational aspects of culinary department.
• Manage the resources available in the role of culinary director while ensuring that needed resources are available and that quality care is delivered to all residents.
• Provide professional culinary services to all residents.
• Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and corporate policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Participate in and provide scheduled training, educational classes, and orientation programs to maintain licensure of self and certification of team and enhance quality of care.
• Provide leadership to the staff.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Previous cook experience in a healthcare environment.
• Previous supervisory/management experience.
• Certified Dietary Manager required.
• Must be ServSafe certified.
• Prior experience utilizing computers, preferably for Nutritional Care software applications.

Benefits

As an employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.