Lead Nutrition Assistant
About The Position
As our Lead Nutrition Assistant, you will help deliver high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff. Every day, you will prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food preparation, maintain cleanliness, ensure food safety compliance, and interact with patients regarding dietary needs. To be successful, you'll show attention to detail, strong food safety knowledge, and excellent customer service, contributing to a positive dining experience. Ensures employees follow healthcare food service industry standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Ensures processes and standards are met to avoid cross-contamination. Ensures employees adhere to hygiene, food labeling, and food storage standards and maintains tools and equipment according to regulations and facility guidelines. Leads food and nutrition service employees, including ensuring menu and diet accuracy, proper meal portioning, presentation and delivery, patient discharge follow-up, etc. Provides direction and development to staff not adhering to policies and procedures. Oversees food preparation and service to ensure the guidelines of menu and dietary requirements are met. Maintains foundational knowledge of recipe ingredients and food allergies to respond appropriately to dietary questions and concerns. Assists team members in applying organizational procedures and protocols to reduce the occurrence of errors related to dietary guidelines. Trains new and existing employees to follow departmental policies and procedures. Assesses training progress and provides constructive feedback for improved performance. Supports leadership in employee performance reviews. Supports leadership in the training of nutrition services team members related to areas such as therapeutic diets, retail responsibilities, and other departmental areas. This position is represented by CHEU and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Requirements
- Two (2) years of experience in food service or one (1) year of hospital nutrition experience
- High School Graduate, General Studies, upon hire or High School GED General Studies, upon hire
Responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver meal trays
- Assist with food preparation
- Maintain cleanliness
- Ensure food safety compliance
- Interact with patients regarding dietary needs
- Monitor and maintain food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes
- Ensure processes and standards are met to avoid cross-contamination
- Ensure employees adhere to hygiene, food labeling, and food storage standards
- Maintain tools and equipment according to regulations and facility guidelines
- Lead food and nutrition service employees
- Ensure menu and diet accuracy
- Ensure proper meal portioning, presentation and delivery
- Patient discharge follow-up
- Provide direction and development to staff not adhering to policies and procedures
- Oversee food preparation and service to ensure the guidelines of menu and dietary requirements are met
- Maintain foundational knowledge of recipe ingredients and food allergies to respond appropriately to dietary questions and concerns
- Assist team members in applying organizational procedures and protocols to reduce the occurrence of errors related to dietary guidelines
- Train new and existing employees to follow departmental policies and procedures
- Assess training progress and provide constructive feedback for improved performance
- Support leadership in employee performance reviews
- Support leadership in the training of nutrition services team members related to areas such as therapeutic diets, retail responsibilities, and other departmental areas
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
