Dietary Manager

Outfield-Healthcare-Partners; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Outfield-Healthcare-Partners in Missouri focuses on overseeing the dietary department in a skilled nursing facility to ensure high-quality food service and nutritional care for residents.

The role involves supervising staff, coordinating menus, and enforcing safe food handling while adhering to state regulations. It is a full-time, on-site position with potential to improve dietary operations through standardized recipes and procedures.

Qualifications

• Certification in food safety as required by state regulations.
• Graduate of dietary manager training program approved by the Dietary Manager's Association and/or State Health Department.
• Two to three years of supervisory experience in hospital or long-term care facility dietary department desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the dietary department to ensure quality food service and nutritional care in a skilled nursing facility.
• Assist with food ordering, storage and preparation as designated by the food service director.
• Make and record menu changes under the direction of the food service director.
• Ensure safe food handling techniques are used.
• Maintain standards for food preparation and quality of food service; use nutritionally equivalent substitutes when required.
• Assure dietary staff follows standardized recipes.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings; attend departmental head meetings and other center meetings as required.
• Assist in developing and updating departmental procedures and policies.
• Work dietary staff routines when assigned or as needed.
• Perform miscellaneous work assignments as may be required.

Skills

Food safety

Supervisory experience

Education

Dietary manager training program

Food safety certification

Job description

Food Preparation/Production Responsibilities

Manage the overall functions of the dietary department to ensure the provision of quality food service and nutritional care in a skilled nursing facility.

Assists with food ordering, storage and preparation as designated by the food service director

Makes and records menu changes under the direction of the food service director

Ensures that safe food handling techniques are used

Maintains standards for food preparation and quality of food service; uses nutritionally equivalent substitutes when required

Assures that dietary staff follows standardized recipes

Administrative Responsibilities

Attends and participates in staff meetings; attends departmental head meetings at the discretion of the food service director, and other center meetings and sits on required committees

Assists in developing and updating departmental procedures and policies

Works dietary staff job routines when assigned or as needed

Performs any miscellaneous work assignments as may be required

Qualifications

Certification in food safety as required by state regulations. Graduate of dietary manager training program approved by the Dietary Manager’s Association and/or State Health Department preferred

Two to three years of supervisory experience in hospital or long-term care facility dietary department desirable.