Dietary Manager

Schedule: Full Time, Days

Your experience matters

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. By joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Come join us in our journey of opening a brand-new hospital!

More about our team

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is a brand-new 72 bed behavioral health facility opening in 2026. We offer high-quality, compassionate care for a wide variety of patients in need. Our teams provide evidence-based, transformational care for a broad range of mental health concerns in a compassionate, comfortable environment.

How you'll contribute 

A Dietary Manager who excels 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Why join us 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Brand new facility: Brand new hospital, built from the ground up, with cutting edge equipment and technology!

What we're looking for

Applicants should possess the following qualifications and skills:

• 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.  Food Safety/Sanitation certification preferred.

About Us 

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is a 72-bed behavioral health hospital committed to offering exceptional care to the Lynchburg community. We are part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. 

EEOC Statement

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.