Food Services Manager

Stonebridge Maryland Heights • Maryland Heights, MO

19h

About The Position

The Dietary Manager is a qualified supervisor, preferably licensed by the state, with knowledge and training in food procurement, storage, handling, preparation, and delivery. The manager oversees food and nutrition services for residents, ensuring meals and supplements meet residents’ nutritional needs, preferences, and care plans. The role includes managing department staff, budgets, purchasing, food safety, sanitation, menu planning, and coordination with registered dietitians and the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Meet at least one stated qualification: be a certified dietary manager; be a certified food service manager; hold a similar national certification in food service management and safety from a national certifying body; or have an associate degree or higher in food service management, hospitality with food service management coursework, or management from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Have at least 2 years of experience as a director of food and nutrition services in a nursing facility setting.
• Complete a course of study in food safety and management by October 1, 2023, covering topics integral to managing dietary operations, including foodborne illness, sanitation procedures, and purchasing and receiving.
• Meet state requirements for food service or dietary managers in states that have established such standards.
• Receive frequently scheduled consultations from a qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional.

Responsibilities

• Assess residents’ nutritional needs.
• Develop and evaluate regular and therapeutic diets, including food and liquid textures, to meet residents’ specialized needs.
• Develop and implement person-centered food and nutrition education programs for facility staff.
• Oversee food and supply budgets and purchasing, as well as food preparation, service, and storage.
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities when food and nutrition services are involved.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary environment.
• Oversee safe and timely meal preparation and the provision of meals and supplements in accordance with residents’ needs, preferences, and care plans.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Recruit, interview, hire, train, coach, evaluate, reward, discipline, and, when necessary, terminate Food and Nutrition Services employees.
• Develop work schedules to ensure adequate staffing for each shift.
• Monitor budgets for cost-effectiveness and manage revenue-generating services.
• Use forecasts, food waste records, inventory, and equipment records to plan purchases of food, supplies, and equipment.
• Follow standards and procedures for food preparation.
• Participate in menu planning, taking into account resident preferences, substitution lists, therapeutic diets, and industry trends.
• Inspect meals and ensure they meet standards for appearance, palatability, temperature, and serving times; ensure food is prepared according to production schedules, menus, and standardized recipes.
• Manage preparation and service of special nourishments and supplemental feedings.
• Ensure safe receiving, storage, preparation, and service of food, protecting it throughout preparation, holding, cooking, transportation, and service.
• Prepare cleaning schedules and maintain equipment to ensure food safety.
• Ensure staff follow proper sanitation and safety practices.
• Process new diet orders and changes, and keep diet cards updated.
• Complete the assigned MDS section within the required timeline.
• Determine residents’ diet needs and develop appropriate dietary plans in cooperation with a registered dietitian and in compliance with physician orders.
• Review care plans related to nutritional status and document concerns that could be resolved, improved, or addressed to support residents’ nutritional status and eating function.
• Review, revise, and implement residents’ nutritional assessments and plans of care in cooperation with the interdisciplinary team.
• Support Registered Dietitian duties as needed.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, critical illness, accident, and employee assistance program coverage
• 401(k)
• Flexible scheduling
• Holiday pay incentives
• Training and tuition reimbursement
• Bereavement leave
• Employee recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree