Dietary Manager

Manager, Dietary

Job Type: Full Time, Days

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

• 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.
• Brand new facility:
  Brand new hospital, built from the ground up, with cutting edge equipment and technology.

Responsible for overseeing standards and procedures of food preparation, menu development, service, equipment, sanitation, infection control, and employee safety. Ensures quality of menu, food, and service. Prepares, orders, and ensures accurate and sufficient inventory. Keeps facility compliant with all health department, TJC, state, and federal regulations.

• Maintains rotating menu following established dietary and food cost guidelines in collaboration with Registered Dietitians for specific patient needs.
• Keeps and rotates food/consumables stored per health department and hospital guidelines. Ensures food is properly labeled and dated per established guidelines for food safety.
• Maintains accurate HACCP programs, checks food temperatures from delivery through consumption.
• Ensures department practices sanitation and food safety guidelines for appropriate food handling procedures, including use of service utensils and gloves.
• Orders supplies within established budgets.
• Ensures meals are prepared in accordance to menu cycle and daily production sheet, providing attention to attractiveness and taste of meals. Adheres to portion controls and over/under production.
• Interacts with patients and staff in the serving line, offering assistance of a nutritionally balanced meal. Is a role model for customer service.
• Personally assists in cleaning. Ensures staff accurately follows all posted cleaning schedules and procedures to ensure a clean and safe work area and dining room at all times. Ensures equipment is well maintained and clean.
• Makes dietary staff schedules based on hospital census and rotates weekends for all staff, including self.
• Ensures dietary team prepares snacks and nourishments according to resident food preferences and physician orders.
• Practices safety, infection control and emergency procedures according to facility procedures.
• Coaches and trains staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma, GED or combination of education and relevant work experience preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Previous management experience in food service, hospital experience preferred.
• License:
  Valid driver's license and a favorable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), along with proof of insurance when using own auto.
• Additional Requirements:
  
  May be required to work flexible hours. Food Safety/Sanitation certification preferred.

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone - your experience matters.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

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