Director of Culinary Services

Job overview

The Director of Culinary Services role is onsite in Albuquerque, NM. Compensation is not specified. At Las Estancias by Pure Health, the culinary department supports patient care through nutrition and food service. The director plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates culinary operations, ensuring diets and menus meet patient needs and applicable requirements. The role oversees department policies, compliance, food quality and safety, supplies, staffing, and communication with customers and team members.

What you'll do

• Organize and implement culinary department policies and procedures
• ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• assess and document patient nutritional needs
• review regular and therapeutic diets and menus
• counsel customers about dietary preferences and therapeutic menus
• consider cultural factors affecting food consumption
• evaluate meal times, sanitation, food handling, equipment, and food quality
• order food and supplies
• liaise with customers
• determine staffing levels
• attend mandatory in-services. Training and covering other culinary duties may be required.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director of culinary services

full-time

albuquerque nm

las estancias

pure health

patient nutrition

therapeutic diets

menu oversight

food safety

department leadership

staffing

flexible scheduling

401(k)

tuition reimbursement

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Tuition reimbursement
• professional license renewal reimbursement
• free CEUs
• 401(k)
• flexible scheduling
• recognition program
• professional career growth.

Why this role

Leads culinary services in a patient-care setting; benefits include tuition and professional license renewal reimbursement, free CEUs, 401(k), flexible scheduling, recognition, and career growth.

About the employer

Las Estancias by Pure Health is hiring for this role. Industry: Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities). Sector: 62.