Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
Department: Dietary / Food & Nutrition Services
Reports To: Administrator
Setting: Post Acute Setting
Position Summary
The Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) oversees the daily operation of the facility’s Food and Nutrition Services Department, ensuring residents receive safe, nutritious, and appropriate meals in accordance with individual care plans, physician orders, regulatory requirements, and facility standards.
Key Responsibilities

Manage daily dietary operations, meal preparation, service, and sanitation.
Supervise, schedule, train, and evaluate dietary staff.
Ensure resident diets, textures, allergies, preferences, and therapeutic diet orders are followed.
Coordinate with the Registered Dietitian (RD), Nursing, and interdisciplinary team regarding resident nutritional needs.
Monitor food quality, temperatures, kitchen sanitation, infection prevention, and food safety practices.
Maintain compliance with CMS, state, local health department, and facility requirements.
Manage food purchasing, inventory, supplies, and dietary expenses within established budget and PPD targets.
Monitor food waste and implement appropriate cost-control measures.
Participate in resident care planning, QAPI, surveys, and regulatory inspections as required.
Maintain required dietary records, logs, menus, and documentation.
Address resident food preferences, concerns, and grievances promptly.

Qualifications

Current Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) credential and CFPP certification, as applicable.
Experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, healthcare, or institutional food service preferred.
Knowledge of therapeutic diets, food safety, sanitation, and SNF regulatory requirements.
Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and cost-management skills.

Performance Expectations
The CDM is accountable for resident satisfaction, food quality, regulatory compliance, sanitation, appropriate staffing, budget/PPD performance, and efficient dietary department operations.

About the company

Rockwell Healthcare operates skilled nursing and post-acute care facilities in Southern California. Its centers provide nursing, rehabilitation and therapy for people recovering after hospitalization as well as residents who need longer-term support. Selected facilities also offer secure memory care and other specialized programs based on resident needs. Rockwell's work combines clinical oversight, daily living assistance and facility operations through local care teams. It is a regional care provider rather than a hospital chain or a healthcare software company.

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