Nutrition Assistant 1 Southwest Facility

Common Spirit•Bakersfield, CA

36d

About The Position

As our Nutrition Assistant you will directly interact with patients and visitors every day. You will personally ensure all dining areas are safely sanitized well-stocked and food is appropriately prepared. You understand most guests at our facility are dining with us for a reason and take great pride in giving them one less thing to worry about. You will participate in and support all aspects of healthcare food service operations. Working with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrate excellent customer service to patients guests and staff. Follows healthcare food service industry standards regulations guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking holding and storage processes. Avoids cross contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines. Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests. Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation. May be responsible for one or more of the following: Cashiering Serving in the retail area Assembling delivering and retrieving patient trays Performing cold food prep Performing utility assignments (e.g. dish washing washing pots & pans maintaining equipment) Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food Supporting inventory maintenance duties Supports / performs all department tasks as needed including general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g. cleaning the tray line equipment coolers office area and emptying trash cans etc.) Performing other duties as assigned by leader

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure all dining areas are safely sanitized well-stocked and food is appropriately prepared.
Participate in and support all aspects of healthcare food service operations.
Work with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care
Demonstrate excellent customer service to patients guests and staff.
Follow healthcare food service industry standards regulations guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking holding and storage processes.
Avoid cross contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
Maintain proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines.
Prepare and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
Maintain knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
Follow organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience.
Ensure proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Cashiering
Serving in the retail area
Assembling delivering and retrieving patient trays
Performing cold food prep
Performing utility assignments (e.g. dish washing washing pots & pans maintaining equipment)
Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food
Supporting inventory maintenance duties
Supports / performs all department tasks as needed including general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g. cleaning the tray line equipment coolers office area and emptying trash cans etc.)
Performing other duties as assigned by leader