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Dietary Manager

3 months ago


Sandwich, United States Long Term Health Care Facility Full time
Long Term Health Care Facility -

Dietary Manager

The Dietary Manager is responsible for serving residents’ meals and cleaning routines for the dietary department.

Dietary Manager Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  •          Supervising, planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the Culinary Department, its programs and activities
  •          Coordinate culinary services and activities with other related departments
  •          Assist in developing and maintaining written dietary policies and procedures
  •          Interpret the department's policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, etc., as necessary
  •          Assume the responsibility of obtaining/maintaining material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for hazardous chemicals used or stored in the dietary department
  •          Perform administrative duties such as completing necessary forms, reports, evaluations, studies, etc., to assure control of equipment and supplies
  •          Develop and maintain a file of tested standard recipes
  •          Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations and recommend to the Administrator adjustments in culinary services that assure the continued ability to provide daily services
  •          Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Administrator/and or Corporate Director as necessary/required concerning the operation of the Culinary Department
  •          Assume authority, responsibility, and accountability of supervising the Culinary Department
  •          Inspect food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control
  •          Review and assist in developing a plan of correction for culinary service deficiencies noted during survey inspections and provide a written copy of such to the Administrator
  •          Process diet changes and new diets as received from nursing services
  •          Review departmental complaints and grievances from personnel and make written reports to the Administrator of action(s) taken.  Follow facility's established procedures
  •          Assist in developing and implementing a culinary service organization structure
  •          Assist the Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct dietary deficiencies
  •          Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies
  •          Interview residents or family members, as necessary, to obtain diet history
  •          Assist in developing methods for determining quality and quantity of food served
  •          Ensure that charted dietary progress notes in ECS are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the resident's response to the service
  •          Ensure that menus are maintained and filed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  •          Maintain an adequate liaison with families and residents as necessary
  •          Visit residents periodically to evaluate the quality of meals served, likes and dislikes
  •          Oversee planning of regular and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician
  •          Oversee development of diet plans for individual residents
  •          Review therapeutic and regular diet plans and menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician's orders
  •          Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning food service programs and activities
  •          Other duties as assigned

Dietary Manager Education and Experience Requirements:

  •          Must have, as a minimum, three (3) years’ experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility
  •          Must have training in cost control, food management, diet therapy
  •          Must have experience with the operation of an industrial dishwasher and the sanitation process of the kitchen
  • Ability to read/write and speak English
  • Must be able to read/understand resident tray card 
  •          Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
  • Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds to a minimum height of three (3) feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of twelve (12) feet
  •          May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations

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