Preferred Care at Mercer, a 5 star Nursing Home is currently seeking an experienced Dietary Director. This candidate will join a wonderful team and help create a collaborative and efficient workplace with attention to quality standards and policies

The primary purpose of the Dietary Director position is to assume responsibility for planning, organizing, developing and directing the overall operation of the Dietary Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations governing our facility.

• Assure that quality nutritional services are provided on a daily basis and insure that the dining services department is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
• Manage on-site dining services management staff to achieve operating efficiencies in quality of service, food and beverage, resident satisfaction and financial performance.
• Maintains quality dining services within the prescribed budget.
• Determines quality and quantity of food required; plans menus and controls food costs; may be scheduled to prepare meals.
• Oversees the food preparation and cooking, to ensure meals are prepared per company procedures.
• Makes frequent inspections of all work, storage, and serving areas to determine that regulations governing food safety and sanitation are followed.
• Prepares cleaning schedule, production worksheet and staff schedules.
• Maintains inventory of food and nonfood items.
• A minimum of 1 year experience in a supervisor capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility or other related medical field is required.

Dietary Director Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Medical & Dental Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Opportunity for Growth