Nutrition Assistant I

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center•Houston, TX

18d•$17 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Assistant assists in delivering high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff. The role involves preparing and delivering meal trays, assisting with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, complying with food safety requirements, and interacting with patients regarding dietary needs. Success requires attention to detail, food safety knowledge, and customer service skills to support a positive dining experience. The Nutrition Assistant follows healthcare foodservice standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage. The role requires preventing cross-contamination, meeting personal hygiene requirements, labeling food products properly, and storing food, equipment, and machinery according to regulations and facility guidelines. The assistant prepares and serves food according to menus and dietary requirements, uses required kitchen utensils and equipment, and maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests. The role also follows organizational standards for a high-quality patient and customer experience, including proper meal portioning 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 or pickups, inventory support, and general cleaning of equipment and work areas.

Requirements

One year of food service or customer service experience.
Obtain a Texas Food Handler Permit within 30 days or ServSafe Certification within 30 days.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate in general studies, upon hire, or a GED in general studies, upon hire.
Cashier experience.

Responsibilities

Follow healthcare foodservice standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures.
Monitor and maintain food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
Prevent 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 for a high-quality patient and customer experience.
Ensure proper meal portioning and appealing presentation.
As assigned, cashier or serve in the retail area.
As assigned, assemble, deliver, and retrieve patient trays.
As assigned, perform cold food preparation and utility work, including dishwashing and washing pots and pans.
As assigned, maintain equipment and support inventory duties.
As assigned, perform catering functions and deliver or pick up catered food.
As assigned, clean equipment and work areas, including mopping, sweeping, and emptying trash cans.
Interact with patients regarding dietary needs.