Food and Nutrition Manager

Weston County Health Services•Newcastle, WY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Weston County Health Services is seeking a Food & Nutrition Manager to lead their dietary operations. This role involves overseeing all aspects of food and nutrition services, ensuring safe, high-quality, and nourishing meals for patients, staff, and visitors. It is a hands-on leadership position that combines operations, compliance, staff development, and collaboration. The manager will maintain regulatory readiness, uphold food safety and sanitation standards, and support patient-centered dining experiences. The Food and Nutrition Manager is responsible for the leadership, operations, and regulatory compliance of all food and nutrition services, ensuring safe, high-quality, nutritionally appropriate food service that supports patient care, employee dining, and visitor services, while maintaining strict adherence to federal and Wyoming regulations.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or higher in Food Service Management, Hospitality Management, Nutrition, or another related field.
3-5 years of progressive food service leadership experience.
Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM): SERV Safe Food Protection Manager, NRFSP, or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience with regulatory compliance and food safety standards.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or food service administration.
Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) or Certified Healthcare Foodservice Professional (CHFP)
Experience in a hospital or long-term care setting.
Experience in a critical access hospital and/or rural health clinic setting.

Responsibilities

Lead daily food service operations, including patient meals, cafeteria, catering, and special dietary needs.
Supervise, coach, and develop dietary staff, including scheduling and performance management.
Ensure patient satisfaction, while balancing quality, efficiency, and cost control.
Collaborate with nursing, clinical nutrition, infection prevention, and leadership teams.
Maintain full compliance with CMS conditions of participation, Wyoming department of health and food safety regulations, FDA food code (as adopted by Wyoming).
Ensure proper documentation of therapeutic diets and meal substitutions.
Participate in care-plan meetings, as appropriate.
Keep accurate logs for temperatures, sanitation, cleaning schedules, and corrective actions.
Maintain constant survey readiness for state and federal regulations.
Lead food safety, sanitation, and infection prevention practices.
Prepare for and manage regulatory surveys, audits, and inspections.
Oversee menu planning and therapeutic diets in collaboration with dietitians.
Ensure proper food handling, storage, preparation, temperature control, and infection controls.
Support liberalized diets where clinically appropriate to enhance quality of life.
Maintain accurate documentation related to food safety, sanitation, and dietary compliance.
Manage departmental budgets, inventory, purchasing, and vendor relationships.
Monitor food costs, labor productivity, and waste reduction initiatives.
Implement process improvements aligned with organizational goals.
Performs other duties, as assigned.