Nutrition Assistant 1
About The Position
As a Nutrition Assistant, you will help deliver high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to 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 support 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 role prepares and serves food according to menus and dietary requirements, uses required kitchen utensils and equipment, knows recipe ingredients to address food-allergy questions or requests, and ensures appropriate meal portions and presentation. Depending on assignment, duties may also include cashiering, retail-area service, assembling and delivering or retrieving patient trays, cold food preparation, dishwashing and other utility work, catering functions, inventory maintenance, and cleaning equipment and work areas.
Requirements
- High school diploma in General Studies, GED in General Studies, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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 appropriate meal portioning and aesthetically pleasing presentation.
- As assigned, cashier, serve in the retail area, assemble and deliver or retrieve patient trays, perform cold food preparation or utility work, support catering, maintain inventory, and clean equipment and work areas.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
