What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Dietary Manager ( CDM ) position at Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center?
This is more than just a job—it’s an opportunity to be part of a caring, compassionate environment where your expertise helps improve lives every day. Bring your leadership skills, creativity, and commitment to quality care to a place where your contributions truly matter.
Valencia Health and Rehabilitation is a 249-bed Skilled Nursing facility, located in the heart of Lakeland that specializes in short-term rehabilitation, long-term care and memory care services. We are dedicated to providing each patient and resident with quality services, personalized care and outstanding customer service. Here at Valencia Hills, you won't just go to work for a "company", you will come work for a "family". As employees, we become a family. Our family likes to have fun and that carries through to our patients as well. Our patients enjoy being a part of our family and our fun, and so will you. Come join our family. If you are looking forward to becoming a part of a dynamic team, we would love to meet you!
We are located at 1350 Sleepy Hill Rd, Lakeland, FL
Why Work For Us? Because We Offer Our Employees:
- Competitive Pay
- Health Insurance with Family Plan Options!
- Dental with Family Plan Options!
- Vision with Family Plan Options!
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- 401k
- Direct Deposit
Certified
Dietary Manager ( CDM ) Job Summary:
The Certified Dietary Manager ( CDM )
is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, and directing the overall
operation of the Dietary Services Department in accordance with current
applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations,
established facility policies and procedures and as may be directed by the
Administrator, to ensure that quality food service and nutritional care is provided.
Certified
Dietary Manager ( CDM ) Major Duties and Critical Tasks:
- Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates,
and directs the Dietary services department and its programs and activities in
accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards.
- Review department policies, procedures,
manuals, position descriptions, at least annually and participates in making
recommended changes.
- Interprets policies and procedures to
personnel, patients/residents, visitors, family members, as necessary.
- Assists in the development of the
department budget and maintains costs within budget parameters.
- Review and evaluate the department’s
workforce and makes recommendations to the Administrator.
- Assumes responsibility for recruiting, selecting,
and training competent department personnel.
- Evaluates employee performance and makes
recommendations to the Administrator concerning wage and salary adjustments, hiring,
termination, and transfers.
- Schedules department working hours,
personnel work assignments, etc., to maintain quality patient care.
- Develops and participates in programs
designed for on-the-job training and orientation classes for newly assigned
department personnel.
- Schedules and/or conducts a monthly
in-service for department personnel. Holds routine departmental meetings.
Provides education to other departments in the facility regarding dietary
services.
- Attends and participates in workshops, seminars,
and in-services to keep abreast of current changes in the healthcare field and
to maintain a professional status.
Certified Dietary Manager ( CDM )
Education and Experience:
- Successful
Completion of Certified Dietary Manager Credentialing Exam
- 2
Years Experience in Food Service Management Preferred
- Skilled
Nursing/ Long Term Care Experience Preferred
Certified Dietary Manager ( CDM ) Job Summary:
The Certified Dietary Manager ( CDM ) is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, and directing the overall operation of the Dietary Services Department in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, established facility policies and procedures and as may be directed by the Administrator, to ensure that quality food service and nutritional care is provided.
Certified Dietary Manager ( CDM ) Major Duties and Critical Tasks:
- Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and directs the Dietary services department and its programs and activities in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards.
- Review department policies, procedures, manuals, position descriptions, at least annually and participates in making recommended changes.
- Interprets policies and procedures to personnel, patients/residents, visitors, family members, as necessary.
- Assists in the development of the department budget and maintains costs within budget parameters.
- Review and evaluate the department’s workforce and makes recommendations to the Administrator.
- Assumes responsibility for recruiting, selecting, and training competent department personnel.
- Evaluates employee performance and makes recommendations to the Administrator concerning wage and salary adjustments, hiring, termination, and transfers.
- Schedules department working hours, personnel work assignments, etc., to maintain quality patient care.
- Develops and participates in programs designed for on-the-job training and orientation classes for newly assigned department personnel.
- Schedules and/or conducts a monthly in-service for department personnel. Holds routine departmental meetings. Provides education to other departments in the facility regarding dietary services.
- Attends and participates in workshops, seminars, and in-services to keep abreast of current changes in the healthcare field and to maintain a professional status.
Certified Dietary Manager ( CDM ) Education and Experience:
- Successful Completion of Certified Dietary Manager Credentialing Exam
- 2 Years Experience in Food Service Management Preferred
- Skilled Nursing/ Long Term Care Experience Preferred