Food Service Director (Certified Dietary Manager)

Job overview

The Food Service Director (Certified Dietary Manager) role is onsite in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on a full-time day-shift schedule with occasional weekends. Compensation is not specified. The role leads the dietary department at Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, supporting resident nutrition, satisfaction, and quality of care. The director oversees food-service operations so meals meet physician orders, resident preferences, dietary guidelines, and applicable regulations. The role coordinates dietary needs with care teams, maintains food quality and safety, manages department resources, and leads staff to support residents' health and dining experience.

What you'll do

• Oversee daily food-service operations and evaluate programs
• ensure meals follow physician orders, resident preferences, and dietary guidelines
• coordinate resident dietary needs with nursing, medical, and interdisciplinary teams
• review diet orders and assist with prescribed meal plans
• monitor food preparation, meal service, sanitation, and regulatory compliance
• manage purchasing, ordering, inventory, storage, recipes, and menus
• monitor food waste and address complaints
• hire, train, schedule, supervise, and evaluate staff
• maintain department policies and report incidents or hazards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

food service director

certified dietary manager

dietary department

resident meals

long-term care

food safety

menu planning

staff leadership

wilkes-barre pa

chestnut hill rehabilitation and healthcare

full-time

day shift

occasional weekends

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• daily pay through Tapcheck
• paid time off
• holiday pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• professional growth opportunities.

Why this role

Food-service management experience is required. A high school diploma or equivalent is required; a related college degree, food-service management program completion, long-term-care experience, and Certified Dietary Manager certification are preferred. The posting lists daily pay and competitive benefits for eligible employees.

About the employer

Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare is hiring for this role. Industry: Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities). Sector: 62.