Dietary Manager

Selectis Health, Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical

Dental 50% employee paid

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time-Off

Job summary

Selectis Health, Inc. in Oklahoma City, OK is seeking an energetic Dietary Manager to lead the dietary department, manage staff, plan menus, and ensure compliance with regulations.

This role emphasizes teamwork, patient comfort, and high-quality meal service. The Dietary Manager will coordinate food orders, supervise preparation, and maintain documentation to support resident care plans and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) certification required or willingness to complete training.
• Food safety certification (ServSafe or equivalent) is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee dietary services, staffing, ordering, preparation and service.
• Ensure menus meet nutritional standards and comply with regulatory requirements.
• Interview residents or families to obtain diet history and preferences.
• Supervise food preparation and ensure timely, palatable meals for residents.
• Maintain records and participate in care planning documentation (MDS/RAP, notes).

Education

Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Selectis Health is currently seeking an energetic Dietary Manager with a go-getter attitude to join our team in Oklahoma City, OK.

Benefits

• Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical Insurance (75% of employee portion paid by company)
• Dental (50% employee portion paid by company)
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time-Off

General Purpose:

Manage the operation of the Dietary Department to include staffing, food ordering, and preparation, food delivery and clean-up in accordance with facility policies, physician orders, resident care plans and appropriate regulations.

Essential Job Functions

This facility expects their employees to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. Therefore, the following list of duties is not all-inclusive:

Plan Dietary Services

• Participate in regularly scheduled conferences including Department Supervisor meetings and Interdisciplinary Care plan meetings.
• Purchase food and supplies within budget and maintain a supply to adequately cover each meal.
• Provide technical guidance and administrative direction over diet planning menu formulation, and preparation and service of regular and therapeutic diets.
• Plan menus, conferring with the Dietary Consultant as needed, to confirm that menus conform to nutritional standards and government and established regulations and procedures.
• Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history.
• Participate in maintaining records of the resident’s food likes and dislikes.
• Confirm that charted dietary progress notes are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident’s response to the service.
• Visit residents periodically to evaluate quality of meals served, likes and dislikes, etc.
• Provide timely and accurate completion of dietary portion of MDS, RAP,

Resident Care Planning, and Progress Notes as well as Dietary Assessment, Nutritional Data Card, Diet Card and any other dietary forms as required by the Administrator to comply with federal and state regulations and facility policies and procedures.

Supervise Food Preparation and Staffing

• Provide nutritious, well-prepared, and palatable meals in a timely and consistent manner while adhering to menus and diet orders.
• Verify appropriate meals/snacks are served to residents with special Dietary needs.
• Monitor food production, maintaining use of standardized recipes and menus and ensuring proper preparation and storage of food and supplies.
• Maintain the highest level of quality and timeliness of food service.
• Maintain adequate food and supplies for disaster preparedness as required by state and federal regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Certified Dietary Manager or be willing to take the classes to become a CDM.
• Food Handler's Permit or ServSafe Cert