The Role
Lead culinary operations in a nursing home: plan, prepare, and serve regular and therapeutic diets; supervise dietary staff; ensure food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance; collaborate with the dietician to meet residents' nutritional needs; manage department resources and meal service logistics.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
The role also includes ensuring proper care and sanitation of food service equipment and work areas. In collaboration with the dietician, the Food Service Director allocates department resources efficiently to ensure each resident receives food in the appropriate amount, type, consistency, and frequency to maintain usual body weight and nutritional status.
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Minimum Qualification Standards
Education
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion or current enrollment in a course approved by the
American Dietetic Association
Duties require mobility throughout the building and may involve stooping, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying.
Are you a food-loving leader who knows that great meals do more than satisfy hunger? They bring comfort, create connections, and brighten someone's day. At Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall, we're looking for an energetic, passionate, and organized Dietary Manager to lead our culinary team and help deliver exceptional dining experiences to our residents.
Department: Dietary
Location: Facility Level- Optalis Health& Rehabilitation
Reports to: Nursing Home Administrator
FLSA Status: Salary Exempt
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Position Summary:
The Director of Food Service provides nourishing, palatable, well-balanced meals that meet the nutritional and special dietary needs of each resident according to their comprehensive assessment and care plan. Responsibilities include supervising staff in
preparing attractive, nutritionally adequate meals served at proper temperatures and times, in accordance with facility policies, state and federal regulations, and accepted nutritional standards.
Location: Facility Level- Optalis Health& Rehabilitation
Reports to: Nursing Home Administrator
FLSA Status: Salary Exempt
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Position Summary:
The Director of Food Service provides nourishing, palatable, well-balanced meals that meet the nutritional and special dietary needs of each resident according to their comprehensive assessment and care plan. Responsibilities include supervising staff in
preparing attractive, nutritionally adequate meals served at proper temperatures and times, in accordance with facility policies, state and federal regulations, and accepted nutritional standards.
The role also includes ensuring proper care and sanitation of food service equipment and work areas. In collaboration with the dietician, the Food Service Director allocates department resources efficiently to ensure each resident receives food in the appropriate amount, type, consistency, and frequency to maintain usual body weight and nutritional status.
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Minimum Qualification Standards
Education
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion or current enrollment in a course approved by the
American Dietetic Association
License
• CDM
• ServSafe certification
• CDM
• ServSafe certification
Experience
• One year of institutional food service experience, including planning, preparing, and serving regular and therapeutic diets in a healthcare setting
• Supervisory experience preferred
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Performance Requirements
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform essential job functions
• Ability to apply current knowledge, good judgment, and common sense
• Strong prioritization and interpersonal communication skills
• Effective communication with residents, staff, families, interdisciplinary team members, state surveyors, ombudsmen, and other officials
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Physical, Psychological, and Ergonomic Requirements
This position involves working in a 24-hour residential care environment serving primarily disabled and cognitively impaired residents (average age: 78). Stressors may include shift rotation, weekend/holiday duty, resident behaviors, family concerns, end-of-life situations, state surveys, consultant presence, and variable medical staff involvement.
• One year of institutional food service experience, including planning, preparing, and serving regular and therapeutic diets in a healthcare setting
• Supervisory experience preferred
___________________________________________________________________
Performance Requirements
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform essential job functions
• Ability to apply current knowledge, good judgment, and common sense
• Strong prioritization and interpersonal communication skills
• Effective communication with residents, staff, families, interdisciplinary team members, state surveyors, ombudsmen, and other officials
___________________________________________________________________
Physical, Psychological, and Ergonomic Requirements
This position involves working in a 24-hour residential care environment serving primarily disabled and cognitively impaired residents (average age: 78). Stressors may include shift rotation, weekend/holiday duty, resident behaviors, family concerns, end-of-life situations, state surveys, consultant presence, and variable medical staff involvement.
Duties require mobility throughout the building and may involve stooping, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying.
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Successful completion or current enrollment in a course approved by the American Dietetic Association
- Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
- ServSafe certification
- One year of institutional food service experience, including planning, preparing, and serving regular and therapeutic diets in a healthcare setting
- Supervisory experience
- Knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform essential job functions (food service management, sanitation, regulatory compliance)
- Strong prioritization and interpersonal communication skills; effective communication with residents, staff, families, interdisciplinary team members, and officials
- Ability to apply good judgment and common sense
- Physical ability for mobility throughout the building and tasks involving stooping, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying
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The Company
What We Do
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation delivers exceptional post-acute care across Ohio and Michigan. The company provides comprehensive services, including specialized rehabilitation programs, 24/7 skilled nursing, and personalized assisted living options, all designed to promote optimal recovery and independence. With a dedicated clinical team and patient-centered approach, they create seamless transitions from hospital to home while providing compassionate support at every stage of healing.
