Dietary Director

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Dietary Director

Absaroka Senior Living | Cody, Wyoming

At Absaroka Senior Living, joining our team means more than accepting a leadership position—it means becoming part of an organization that values your expertise, supports professional growth, and recognizes the important role nutrition and dining services play in resident health, satisfaction, and quality of life.

• Supportive, team-oriented environment
• Opportunities for leadership development and career advancement
• Leadership that values and listens to staff
• Meaningful work where you directly impact resident health and satisfaction

Absaroka Senior Living is seeking an experienced, organized, and resident-focused Dietary Director to lead our Food and Nutrition Services department.

The Dietary Director is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the dietary department, including food preparation and service, staffing, scheduling, sanitation, food safety, inventory management, purchasing, regulatory compliance, and resident satisfaction.

This position works closely with facility leadership, nursing, the Registered Dietitian, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure residents receive nutritious, appealing, and appropriate meals consistent with their individual needs, preferences, physician orders, and care plans.

As a department leader, the Dietary Director is also responsible for developing and supporting dietary employees, maintaining accountability within the department, managing labor and food costs, and ensuring the department remains prepared for regulatory surveys and inspections.

Dietary Operations & Resident Services

• Direct and oversee daily operations of the Food and Nutrition Services department
• Ensure meals, snacks, and beverages are prepared and served safely, timely, and according to established menus
• Ensure resident diets, food preferences, allergies, textures, and therapeutic diet requirements are accurately followed
• Collaborate with the Registered Dietitian, nursing department, and interdisciplinary team regarding residents' nutritional needs
• Monitor resident meal satisfaction, food preferences, and concerns and implement improvements when appropriate
• Conduct routine dining observations and kitchen rounds to monitor food quality, service, cleanliness, and resident experience
• Ensure appropriate meal service for residents requiring modified textures, nutritional supplements, or other dietary interventions
• Support special events, holiday meals, resident activities, and other facility dining programs

Staff Leadership & Department Management

• Recruit, orient, train, schedule, supervise, and support dietary employees
• Develop staff schedules that maintain appropriate departmental coverage while effectively managing labor utilization
• Provide ongoing coaching, education, performance feedback, and corrective guidance to dietary employees
• Monitor employee attendance, punctuality, productivity, and adherence to departmental expectations
• Conduct department meetings and required in-service education
• Ensure dietary employees understand resident-specific dietary requirements and food safety responsibilities
• Promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and respectful communication within the department
• Collaborate with Human Resources and facility leadership regarding recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and staffing needs

Food Safety, Sanitation & Compliance

• Maintain compliance with applicable food safety, sanitation, infection prevention, and healthcare requirements
• Ensure appropriate food temperatures are maintained, monitored, and documented throughout preparation, holding, and service
• Monitor proper food storage, labeling, dating, rotation, and disposal practices
• Ensure kitchen equipment, food preparation areas, storage areas, refrigerators, freezers, and dining areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition
• Monitor employee hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, food handling practices, and infection prevention procedures
• Maintain required dietary documentation, temperature logs, sanitation records, cleaning schedules, and other departmental records
• Conduct routine departmental audits and immediately address identified deficiencies
• Ensure chemicals and cleaning supplies are appropriately labeled, stored, and used according to safety requirements
• Maintain ongoing readiness for state surveys, health department inspections, and other regulatory reviews

Menu Planning & Nutritional Services

• Coordinate menus with the Registered Dietitian and other appropriate clinical professionals
• Ensure menus meet residents' nutritional requirements while considering preferences, cultural considerations, and resident satisfaction
• Ensure therapeutic diets and physician-ordered dietary modifications are implemented appropriately
• Participate in resident care planning and interdisciplinary meetings when dietary or nutritional concerns require…