When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together.

Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work® by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of.

Essential Duties

As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows:

Position Key Duties

• Plans, schedules, and supervises, disciplines, evaluates and directs the work of the Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living/Long Term Care (AL/LTC) dietary team members, and spends more than 50% of the time doing this work.


• Ensures that nutritional screening data is accurately obtained and recorded in the medical record in accordance with state/province and federal regulations and Sunrise policy.


• Conducts nutritional screening including documentation of food and fluid intake in the medical record.


• Identifies nutritional problems are included in screening and documentation within the medical record.


• Plans nutritional interventions with appropriate participation of IDT members to address family, staff, or resident’s nutritional concerns.


• Collaborates with the Consultant dietitian and resident in establishing goals and approaches for a client’s nutritional care plan that are routinely monitored, reviewed, and revised.


• Assists the executive chef and lead cooks in developing all menus for the Skilled Nursing residents assessing preferences and nutritional needs.


• Assures staff education is provided to dietary team members in accordance with the staff education plans plus provides on the job training for Skilled Nursing and AL/LTC team members.


• Develops work assignments for all dietary team members assigning specific jobs and spot checking work to ensure standards are met.


• Assures that each resident’s nutritional adequacy is met by utilizing the assurance of Nutritional Adequacy Policy and established scope of the position of CDM.


• Maintains pertinent and appropriate records, reports, schedules and studies as required by local, state/provincial and federal regulations and otherwise requested.


• Initiates and supervises the completion of hands-on intakes.


• Maintains individual diet information and updates the guest / resident diet identifier, menu and nourishment list when indicated.


• Attends Care Plan Meetings.


• Interviews new admissions and documents food preferences on the approved form.


• Satisfies unplanned or special therapeutic diets when ordered.


• Assures that meal tallies are accurate on a daily basis.

General Duties

• Provides on-the-job training for Skilled Nursing and AL/LTC dietary team members.


• Participates in cost control measures.


• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.


• Maintains a robust public relations program in support of the Skilled Nursing Center and AL/LTC.


• Reviews, reads, notates and initializes Daily Log to document and learn about pertinent information and any resident’s physical and behavioral changes.


• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Risk Management and General Safety

• Partners with community team to ensure community is in compliance with national/provincial regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety requirements and promotion of Risk Management programs and policies; adherence to safety rules and regulations.


• Practices safety procedures at all times including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fire extinguishers, MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) and Lockout Tagout procedures.

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance

• Ensures that community follows all federal, state/provincial, local laws and regulations and Sunrise policies as it pertains to health care food service activities and operations.


• Complete Food Safety training and current Certification.


• Complete Allergens Training and current Certification.

Financial Management

• Assists in the presentation and value of Sunrise’s products and services for our residents, families and team members and targeted referral sources.


• Assists the DSD, executive director in completing the annual community budget.


• Understands and manages the department budget to include labor/labour and other expenses and its impact on the community’s bottom line.


• Reviews monthly financial statements and implements plans of action around deficiencies.


• Processes and submits monthly expenses and budget data timely per Sunrise policies and internal business controls.


• Coordinates with the community team to achieve maximum staff economies and cross training when applicable.


• Understands the internal cost associated with all Sunrise resident care programs.

Training, Leadership and Team Member Development

• Manages the department, including but not limited to: recruiting, hiring, training, coaching, disciplining and mentoring.


• Partners in the delivery and participation in Sunrise University Training and self-study programs during the required timeframe.


• Develops a working knowledge of state/province regulations and ensures compliance through supervising and coaching team members.


• Achieves the Team Member Engagement goals and actively leads in the Engagement Improvement Planning sessions.


• Completes team member staffing and scheduling according to operational and budgetary guidelines.


• Reviews daily timekeeping practices and payroll reports to ensure all hours worked are recorded and appropriately paid.


• Conducts timely performance appraisals with meaningful conversations.


• Holds team accountable and corrects actions when necessary and documents.


• Attends regular meetings; Stand Up, Cross Over, Department Head Meetings, Town Hall, Quality Improvement, and others as directed by the Executive Director.


• Keeps abreast of professional developments in the field by reading, attending conferences and training sessions.


• Maintains compliance in assigned required training and all training required by state/province or other regulating authorities as applicable to this role to ensure that Sunrise standards are always met.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience and Qualifications

• Certified Dietary Manager certification and a high school graduate degree or equivalent to; and two (2) years supervisory experience in food service operations in health care industries.


• Maintains current Certification in Nutrition satisfying requirements from local, state/provincial and federal agencies.


• Ability to interpret and explain menus, refer or answer questions, coordinate meal service process and understand requests.


• Two (2) year supervisory and management experience including hiring staff, coaching, performance management daily operations supervision, discipline and counseling.


• Ability to handle multiple priorities.


• Ability to delegate assignments to the appropriate individuals based on their skills, roles and interests.


• Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication and the ability to facilitate small group presentations.


• Competent in organizational, time management skills.


• Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills.


• Demonstration of proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Excel) and Sunrise applications with the ability to learn new applications.
• Ability to work weekends, evenings and flexible hours, available for our customers at peak service delivery days and times.

Ready to take the next step and make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? As part of our team, you will help brighten the future for everyone at Sunrise and beyond. That is why we make it a priority to celebrate the unique ways you bring moments of togetherness and joy to everyone you serve. And when combined with the support, benefits, and growth opportunities we offer, the result is a career that PositivelyShines with everything you need to reach your goals – at work and in your life.

We also offer benefits and other compensation that include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Plans
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Employee Assistant Program / Discount Program
• Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay
• Daily Pay offered to get paid within hours of a shift (offered in the U.S. only)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• In addition to base compensation, Sunrise may offer discretionary and/or non-discretionary bonuses. The eligibility to receive such a bonus will depend on the employee’s position, plan/program offered by Sunrise at the time, and required performance pursuant to the plan/program.
• Some benefits have eligibility requirements

Apply today to learn why Sunrise Senior Living is a certified Great Place to Work®

Sunrise considers the health and safety of its residents, family members, and team members to be one of its highest priorities. Employment with Sunrise is conditioned on completing and passing a drug test (which does not include marijuana), participating in testing requirements (e.g. Tuberculosis Test, Physical Evaluation). Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination is only required to the extent mandated by applicable federal, state, and local laws and authorities.

Selected candidates will be offered competitive compensation based on geographic location of community/office, skills, experience, qualifications, and certifications/licenses (where applicable).