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Food and Nutrition Services Manager

Job in La Junta, Otero County, Colorado, 81050, USA
Listing for: Bluestem Village
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-16
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Administration
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 45000 - 60000 USD Yearly USD 45000.00 60000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Competitive Salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Daily Pay Advance Option Available
  • Sick time pay accrual
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health, Dental, Vision, and More
OVERVIEW OF ROLE

The primary responsibility in this role is to plan, organize, develop, and lead the Food Service Department, ensuring adherence to the highest federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations for long-term care and assisted living facilities. You have the important task of delivering high-quality nutritional services every day while maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment in the Food Service Department.

Together, we create a nourishing atmosphere that supports the well-being of those we serve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Coordinate food services and activities with other related departments
  • Assist in developing and maintaining written food services policies and procedures
  • Interpret the department's policies and procedures to residents, employees, visitors, government agencies, etc., as necessary
  • Perform administrative duties such as completing necessary forms, reports, evaluations, studies, etc to assure control of equipment and supplies
  • Develop and maintain a file of tested standard recipes
  • Inspect kitchen, dish room, food storage rooms, utility/janitorial closets, etc., for upkeep and supply control
  • Interview residents or family members, as necessary to obtain diet history
  • Participate in maintaining records of the resident's food likes and dislikes
  • Provide substitute foods or similar nutritive value to residents who refuse food served
  • Assist in developing methods for determining the quality and quantity of food served
  • Ensure that menus are maintained and filed
  • Assist in planning regular and special diet menus to assure they are in compliance with the physician's orders
  • Evaluate and implement recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to food services
  • Assist in the recruitment, interviewing, selection and training of food services personnel
  • Schedule department work hours
  • Counsel/discipline food service personnel as requested of as necessary
  • Terminate employment when necessary, documenting and coordinating such actions with the HR Director and/or Administrator
  • Monitor absenteeism
  • Assist in establishing a food service production line
  • Conduct departmental performance evaluations
  • Assist in interviewing/obtaining food supply vendors as requested
  • Purchases food service supplies, equipment, etc., as required
  • Assist in planning department's budget and maintains records for monthly expenditures
  • Interacts with residents/elders/clients and may recording summary in a medical record
  • Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information including protected health information
  • Demonstrate a passion for caring as evidenced by interaction with co-workers, residents, families, and visitors
  • Perform all other duties, as requested
THE MUST HAVES:
  • Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma.
  • Certified Dietary Manager preferred to have current good standing or be eligible to take the Certified Dietary Manager examination from the Association of Nutrition and Food service Professionals, or must obtain certification within a year of employment.
  • Must have current food safety certification as acceptable per state recommendations.
  • Must have, as a minimum, five (5) years of experience in a supervisory capacity in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related medical facility. Military experience or management in a similar setting with high food service volume may apply.
  • Must have training in cost control, food management, diet therapy, personnel management, etc.
  • Ability to pass a criminal background check as well as a Colorado CAPS background check.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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