Culinary Director, Skilled Nursing Facility

A Long Term Care company with multiple facilities in the State of West Virginia is currently recruiting a Culinary Director to lead the dietary department of a facility in the Bluefield, WV area.

Our employees enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers.

We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Previous cook experience in a healthcare environment.
• 2 - 4 years management experience preferred, but we are willing to train and develop the right candidate.
• Certified Dietary Manager preferred. We can help the right candidate navigate certification process upon hire.
• ServSafe certification preferred. We can help the right candidate obtain certification upon hire.
• Prior experience utilizing computers, preferably for Nutritional Care software applications.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct the team functions of the culinary activities in accordance with the established policies and procedures.
• Make sure that sufficient culinary staffing levels are met to ensure delivery of quality resident care.
• Supervise in orientation and training of new employees and participate in their ongoing training.
• Implement menus and recipes and maintain standards of culinary methodology and practices.
• Develop and communicate shift assignments for culinary staff and monitor job performance.
• Maintain quality food services by hands-on management, which includes cooking, tasting, seasoning, and serving food.
• Communicate with ancillary departments and culinary staff at shift change on resident conditions, needs, and concerns.
• Ensure that the culinary staff follows the established departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the operational aspects of culinary department.
• Manage the resources available in the role of culinary director while ensuring that needed resources are available and that quality care is delivered to all residents.
• Provide professional culinary services to all residents.
• Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and corporate policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Participate in and provide scheduled training, educational classes, and orientation programs to maintain licensure of self and certification of team and enhance quality of care.
• Provide leadership to the staff.

Qualified candidates, apply now for confidential consideration.