Food Services Manager

Food Services Manager

Join us in opening Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a brand-new 64 bed inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) opening its doors in 2026. Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. By joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier.

The Food Services Manager oversees all operations of the Nutritional Services Department, ensuring high-quality food service for patients, visitors, and staff. Responsibilities include directing menu planning, food preparation, purchasing, sanitation, and safety standards. The role manages staffing, budgeting, and departmental training, while supporting interdepartmental collaboration and leading or participating in quality improvement initiatives.

Determines quality and quantity of food, plans and prepares master menus, supervises the planning of menus for therapeutic diets and controls food costs.

Supervises food production and service programs, as well as managing departmental personnel involved.

Ensures food preparation for optimal nutrition (including attention to various age groups of patients) and economic handling of food, as well as efficient usage of time.

Plans menus, purchases food, and assigns duties for special functions, such as medical staff meetings, board meetings, recognition dinners, and other related hospital functions.

Checks food for flavor, temperature, and appearance on a regular basis.

Confers with other departments, such as the medical and nursing staff, regarding the technical and administrative aspects of dietetic service.

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Opening a Brand-New Hospital: Join a team of accomplished leaders to open a brand-new hospital, built from the ground up with cutting edge technology.

Applicants should possess the following qualifications and skills:

Associates degree in Dietetics or Bachelor's degree in course work approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) preferred, but not required.

Food Service Manager Certification/License if required by state.

SERV SAFE Certified.

Registered Nutrition and Dietetics Technician (NDTR), Dietetic Technician (DTR), or Registered Dietician (RD) highly preferred.

Experience in managing food services in a healthcare facility, preferably acute care or skilled nursing, highly preferred.

Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.