Dietary Manager - Behavioral Health

El Dorado Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join the team at our behavioral health facility. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including high-quality, evidence-based mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery, and restoration. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, flexible scheduling, and comprehensive benefits packages so you can focus on what matters-providing quality patient care. Join our team in Tucson, Arizona, and build a career that touches lives.



Benefits:

• Expansive benefit package
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture

The Dietary Manager is 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.



What you will do in this role:

• 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.
• Practices safety, infection control and emergency procedures according to facility procedures.
• Coaches and trains staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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. Certification as a Certified Food Protection Manager(CFPM) within sixty days of hire required.

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