Nutrition Assistant 2
About The Position
The Nutrition Assistant supports high-quality, safe, and efficient food services for patients and staff at French Hospital Medical Center. The role prepares and delivers meal trays, assists with food preparation, maintains cleanliness and food safety, and interacts with patients about dietary needs. The Nutrition Assistant prepares and serves food according to menus and dietary requirements, maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to address allergy questions, and follows healthcare foodservice standards and facility procedures. Responsibilities may also include supporting therapeutic diet requirements, meal production tools, patient food preferences, electronic diet office systems, and patient meal service.
Requirements
- At least one year of foodservice experience.
- High school graduate with General Studies, a high school GED with General Studies, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Food safety knowledge and attention to detail.
- Excellent customer service.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and serve food in accordance with menus and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Know recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
- 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.
- Follow organizational standards for a high-quality patient and customer experience.
- Ensure proper meal portions and attractive presentation.
- Provide service recovery and escalate issues to leadership when needed.
- Follow therapeutic diet modifications and allergy restrictions for patient meal trays, nourishment, snacks, and supplements, as applicable.
- Use production tools and/or electronic meal tallies and differentials for food preparation, as applicable.
- Explain basic therapeutic diet orders and menus and respond to questions from patients and family members, as applicable.
- Escalate additional patient nutrition questions or needs to appropriate clinical support team members.
- Collect patient food preferences, ensure compliance with prescribed diet orders, and provide preferences to the kitchen for timely menu planning, as applicable.
- Operate electronic diet office software and tools according to established procedures and protocols, as applicable.
- Navigate electronic health records to access patient diet orders and nutritional reports, as applicable.
- Clean equipment and work areas, including the tray line, equipment, coolers, and office area, and empty trash cans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
