Certified Dietary Manager

Position Title: Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)

Department: Dietary Services

FLSA: Exempt

Supervisor: Director of Culinary Services

Supervises: Skilled Nursing Cooks, Servers, and Satellite Kitchen Staff

Hours: Monday-Friday, Flexible - Weekends, Holidays, and Evenings as required

About Our Mission

At Legacy Pointe at UCF, our mission is grounded in a simple and meaningful purpose: to brighten lives through lifelong enrichment, supported by our partnership with the University of Central Florida. Everything we do is built around that vision. Our community was created on the belief that older adults deserve to live with dignity, connection, opportunity, and joy, every single day. As a Life Plan Community, we provide a full continuum of care, from independent living to assisted living and memory care, all the way to skilled nursing. Our culture is shaped by hospitality, service, and accountability, and our affiliation with UCF enhances what we offer through lifelong learning, intergenerational opportunities, and innovative programming. Legacy Pointe is a modern, welcoming community where people feel seen, valued, and cared for. Whether someone is participating in a wellness program, engaging in a cognitive activity, receiving compassionate support, or enjoying a meaningful moment of connection, our priority is always their comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

Why People Choose Legacy Pointe

Joining Legacy Pointe means becoming part of a team that appreciates your work and supports your well-being. We want you to feel equipped, encouraged, and valued in your role. Full-time employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Company-paid Basic Life Insurance

• Short-term disability options

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Paid time off that grows with tenure

• Eight paid holidays annually

• Scholarship programs for employees and dependents

• Recognition programs, including milestone awards and annual celebrations

• Employee discount program with savings on attractions, travel, and entertainment

• Annual staff appreciation events

Work That Makes a Difference

Working at Legacy Pointe is deeply meaningful. Each day brings moments where your presence, patience, and compassion can change someone’s experience for the better. You help residents feel comforted, safe, understood, and supported, especially those who rely on individualized dietary services as part of their overall care. In this role, your work directly supports resident health, satisfaction, dignity, and quality of life. You collaborate with residents, families, nursing, therapy, culinary staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to help ensure dietary needs are understood and appropriately addressed. At the end of the day, you know your work mattered. There is purpose here. There is growth here and there is a place for you at Legacy Pointe.

Certified Dietary Manager – Position Summary

The Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) oversees dietary operations within the Health Center to help ensure residents receive nutritious, high-quality meals that meet their individual needs and applicable regulatory standards. The CDM is responsible for supporting menu planning, food preparation standards, sanitation, staff training, dietary compliance, and maintenance of a survey-ready environment.

This position works closely with nursing, therapy, culinary staff, residents, and families to support resident care and satisfaction through effective dietary management. Responsibilities include reviewing resident diet information, addressing dietary requests and changes, identifying nutritional risk areas, supporting appropriate dietary interventions, and helping ensure prescribed diets and textures are followed correctly.

The CDM meets with new admissions to identify food preferences, dislikes, dietary needs, and potential nutritional concerns. The position also completes appropriate MDS sections, CAAs, and care plans, follows up with residents and family members regarding dietary concerns, makes recommendations to physicians regarding nutritional interventions, and collaborates closely with Speech Therapy regarding altered diets and related interventions.

Operational responsibilities include monitoring food storage, preparation, service, sanitation, employee safety, and compliance with nutritional standards, government regulations, and organizational procedures. The CDM inspects food preparation and storage areas, monitors food quality and presentation, completes regular kitchen audits, and helps ensure the main kitchen and skilled nursing satellite kitchens remain compliant and survey-ready.

The CDM also provides leadership and supervision within Skilled Nursing dietary operations. xihmbke Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, training, directing work, evaluating performance, recognizing employees, addressing performance concerns, and supporting a professional, accountable, resident-focused work environment.

Requirements and Qualifications

- Certified Dietary Manager credential required or ability to meet the certification requirements established for the position

- Experience in dietary services, foodservice management, senior living, skilled nursing, healthcare, or a related environment preferred

- Knowledge of nutritional standards, therapeutic diets, altered diets, food textures, resident preferences, and dietary interventions

- Experience reviewing resident diet information and coordinating dietary changes with residents and interdisciplinary team members

- Ability to identify residents who may be nutritionally at risk and support appropriate interventions

- Experience completing or contributing to MDS documentation, CAAs, and resident care plans

- Ability to collaborate effectively with nursing, therapy, physicians, residents, families, culinary staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team

- Knowledge of food storage, preparation, service, sanitation, employee safety, and kitchen compliance standards

- Ability to ensure menus and departmental practices conform to nutritional standards, government regulations, and organizational procedures

- Experience conducting kitchen inspections and audits and maintaining a survey-ready dietary environment

- Ability to monitor food quality, appearance, preparation, storage, sanitation, and service standards

- Supervisory experience with the ability to interview, train, direct, coach, evaluate, and manage dietary staff

- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures, schedules, and resident-specific requirements

- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate in a polite, respectful, caring, calm, and compassionate manner

- Ability to maintain confidential information appropriately

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals, and other job-related documents

- Ability to prepare routine reports, correspondence, records, and other documentation

- Basic mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals

- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to apply sound judgment in standardized and changing situations

- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Windows and internet-based systems

- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complete tasks accurately and on time

- Ability to take initiative, work independently, and use good judgment

- Must demonstrate a warm, positive, and professional approach when interacting with residents, employees, families, vendors, and visitors

- Genuine interest in working with older adults and supporting a senior living population

- Ability to work weekends, holidays, evenings, and varying shifts based on the needs of the community

- Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position, with reasonable accommodations as applicable

Important Notice: Applicants for this position will be required to complete a background screening through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, per House Bill 531 (2025). Learn more here:

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