Director of Dietetic Services - South Mountain Restoration Center

Director Of Dietetic Services

Do you want to make a difference in the world by directing food service operations for a community of hope? Apply for this Director of Dietetic Services position with the South Mountain Restoration Center. We are a long-term care facility dedicated to providing compassionate, professional quality care to our residents in order to assist their recovery and, whenever possible, help them return home to their communities.

As the administrative department head of our Dietetic Services operation, you will support the wellbeing of Center residents by ensuring that all nutrition services meet professional, regulatory, and facility standards. Your leadership will shape how these services make a real difference every day. Join an agency that values quality, compassion, and service!

As the Director of Dietetic Services at South Mountain Restoration Center, you will plan, organize, and direct the overall operations of the food service department. This includes overseeing both clinical dietetics and food service operations. Work involves the following duties:

• Menu Oversight: Plan and review standard and therapeutic menus to make sure they follow doctors' prescriptions and standards of nutrition, cost, variety, and quality
• Nutritional Program Planning: Direct and review the complete program of resident nutritional care including required nutritional assessments; develop and implement food service that supports the physiological, emotional, and cultural needs of each resident
• Resource Management: Prepare an annual budget within requirements; supervise ordering, receiving, storing, and distributing food, supplies, and equipment to support uninterrupted dietary services
• Quality Compliance: Administer dietetic components of the facility quality improvement program to maintain compliance with accrediting agencies
• Staff Leadership: Oversee staffing, scheduling, evaluations, training, and labor relations to maintain efficient and effective departmental operations
• Food Service Supervision: Direct food production, inspect service areas, and recommend improvements to maintain safety, sanitation, and quality

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of experience in the supervision of food preparation activities in an institutional food service or institutional food production operation, and a bachelor's degree in food science, nutrition, dietetics, food service, culinary arts, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which included three years of experience in the supervision of food preparation activities in an institutional food service or institutional food production operation.

This position requires active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) as issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, or proof of eligibility for such certification.

You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.

You must be able to perform essential job functions.

A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.

This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act. Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.