Nutrition Assistant 1
About The Position
The Nutrition Assistant supports high-quality, safe, and efficient food services for patients and staff. Duties include preparing and delivering meal trays, assisting with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, complying with food safety requirements, and interacting with patients about dietary needs. The role requires attention to detail, food safety knowledge, and customer service to help provide a positive dining experience. The Nutrition Assistant follows healthcare foodservice standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures. This includes monitoring food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage; preventing cross-contamination; meeting personal hygiene requirements; labeling food products properly; and storing food, equipment, and machinery according to regulations and facility guidelines. The position prepares and serves food according to menus and dietary requirements, uses required kitchen utensils and equipment, understands recipe ingredients to address food allergy questions or requests, and follows organizational standards for patient and customer experience. The role also ensures proper meal portions and appealing presentation. Depending on assignment, duties may include cashiering, retail-area service, assembling and delivering or retrieving patient trays, cold food preparation, utility work such as dishwashing and washing pots and pans, equipment maintenance, catering functions and deliveries, inventory support, and general cleaning of equipment and work areas.
Requirements
- High school diploma in General Studies, GED in General Studies, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Food safety knowledge and meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent customer service skills.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
- Prevent food cross-contamination and follow personal hygiene requirements.
- Label food products properly and store food, equipment, and machinery according to regulations and facility guidelines.
- Prepare and serve food according to menus and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Know 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 aesthetically pleasing presentation.
- Prepare and deliver meal trays and assist with food preparation.
- Perform assigned duties that may include cashiering, retail-area service, assembling, delivering, and retrieving patient trays, cold food preparation, dishwashing, washing pots and pans, maintaining equipment, catering functions, delivering or picking up catered food, inventory maintenance, and general cleaning of equipment and work areas.
- Maintain cleanliness and comply with food safety requirements.
- Interact with patients regarding dietary needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
