Nutrition Assistant I

CommonSpirit Health • Los Angeles, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Nutrition Assistant, you will assist in delivering high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff. Every day you will prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food preparation, maintain cleanliness, ensure food safety compliance, and interact with patients regarding dietary needs. To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong food safety knowledge, and excellent customer service, contributing to a positive dining experience.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED OR Equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong food safety knowledge
• Excellent customer service

Responsibilities

• Follows healthcare foodservice 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 & facility guidelines.
• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu & 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED