Director of Dietary Services

Job Description

Job Description

Director of Dietary Services

Be Essential! Join our caring team in serving our residents.

We are a 5 Star Facility – Our Dining Operations are the secret to our success!

Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been providing compassionate care to older adults since 1943. As a 5-star rated nursing home, it is easy to see that our coworkers enjoy a supportive environment as we carry out our mission of serving our residents by providing kind, patient, and compassionate care to uphold our legacy of caring!

As our Dietary Director, you will oversee the preparation of each meal and guide our cooks, prep-cook and dietary aides in the correct preparation, presentation & distribution of those meals from our professional kitchen. Misericordia’s Dietary department prides itself in bringing the best candidates into our close-knit team. We actively train, support and develop our team members according to their interest and long-term goals. We aspire to promote from within for those qualified and passionate team members.

As our Dietary Director your duties would include:

• Provide leadership and direction to the Dietary Team – fostering a caring culture of culinary and operational excellence, teamwork and growth.
• Following all sanitary regulations as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, to ensure that the meals are not only appealing to see and to eat but have been safely prepared.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, food handling standards and relevant licensing requirements. Adhering to all sanitation and food production codes.
• Following our residents’ individualized meal plans by using specialized recipes to adhere to any diet restrictions and ensuring all items are present for meal service.
• Collaboration with our Dietitian to ensure therapeutic diets and nutritional needs of our residents are met.
• Under the instructions of our Administrator, manage the food service budget, ensuring cost-effective practices while maintaining quality standards.
• Maintain and manage relationships with food suppliers and vendors to ensure the timely and quality delivery of food and kitchen supplies. Ordering, storage and rotation of food items.

Requirements:

• CDM, CNS or CFM certification required. ServSafe required.
• 2 years’ experience in a long-term care/rehabilitation environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Budgeting experience, computer skills.
• A passion for food, including the preparation and delivery of well-made meals.
• A positive, upbeat attitude and the ability to cooperate with others in a fast-paced environment
• Strong and courteous customer service skills, to work within a diverse workforce while providing that service to our residents, family members, vendors, and coworkers.
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.

This is a full-time, salaried position. You would be working as a direct report to our building’s administrator.

Full Time workers are eligible for Health, Dental & Vision Insurances – the 1st of the month following the date of hire. Supplemental Insurance is available. Free Life Insurance. Retirement Plan. Paid Holidays. Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holiday pay.

Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer .