What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) position at Atrium Centers?
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Atrium Centers is a 100% employee-owned organization where your leadership directly impacts resident care and satisfaction. As a Certified Dietary Manager, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring residents receive safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals while leading a dedicated dietary team.
Be a light — to residents, families, and your fellow team members.
What You’ll Do
“Our mission is to serve as a bright light in the lives of our residents and families by delivering compassionate, quality care in the communities they call home.”
Built on Compassion, Community, and Clinical Excellence, Atrium Centers provides a supportive environment where your leadership and expertise truly matter.
If you’re a dedicated dietary leader ready to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply today.
#compassion2026
Atrium Centers is a 100% employee-owned organization where your leadership directly impacts resident care and satisfaction. As a Certified Dietary Manager, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring residents receive safe, nutritious, and high-quality meals while leading a dedicated dietary team.
Be a light — to residents, families, and your fellow team members.
What You’ll Do
- Oversee daily dietary operations, including meal preparation, service, and sanitation
- Develop and implement menus that meet regulatory standards and resident nutritional needs
- Ensure all meals comply with physician orders, special diets, and texture modifications
- Monitor food quality, presentation, portion control, and resident satisfaction
- Recruit, train, schedule, and evaluate dietary team members
- Maintain compliance with sanitation, infection control, and safety regulations
- Manage inventory, order supplies, and control food costs and waste
- Maintain accurate records for purchases, deliveries, and departmental reporting
- Collaborate with nursing and interdisciplinary teams to support resident nutrition
- Participate in surveys, inspections, audits, and quality improvement initiatives
- Respond to resident and family concerns related to dietary services
- Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) credential — required
- ServSafe Certification — required
- Minimum 2 years of food service management experience, preferably in long-term care or healthcare
- Strong knowledge of nutrition, special diets, food safety, and sanitation standards
- Understanding of federal and state dietary regulations in skilled nursing
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to manage budgets, inventory, and multiple priorities effectively
- Positive, dependable, and team-focused attitude
- 100% Employee-Owned (ESOP) 401(k) matching
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
- Tuition Reimbursement to support career growth
- Atrium Centers Discount Program (travel, electronics, wellness, automotive & more)
“Our mission is to serve as a bright light in the lives of our residents and families by delivering compassionate, quality care in the communities they call home.”
Built on Compassion, Community, and Clinical Excellence, Atrium Centers provides a supportive environment where your leadership and expertise truly matter.
If you’re a dedicated dietary leader ready to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply today.
#compassion2026