Nutrition Assistant I
About The Position
The Nutrition Assistant assists in delivering high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff. The role includes preparing and delivering meal trays, assisting with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, complying with food safety requirements, and interacting with patients about dietary needs. Success requires attention to detail, food safety knowledge, and customer service skills that support a positive dining experience. The position follows health care food service standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures. This includes monitoring food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage; preventing cross-contamination; following personal hygiene requirements; labeling food products correctly; and storing food, equipment, and machinery according to regulations and facility guidelines. The Nutrition Assistant 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 proper meal portions and appealing presentation.
Requirements
- High school graduation or GED, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Attention to detail, food safety knowledge, and customer service skills.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver meal trays to patients and staff.
- Assist with food preparation and serve food according to menu and dietary requirements.
- Monitor and maintain food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
- Prevent cross-contamination and follow personal hygiene requirements.
- Label food products and store food, equipment, and machinery according to regulations and facility guidelines.
- Maintain cleanliness and comply with food safety requirements.
- Interact with patients regarding dietary needs and respond to food allergy questions or requests using knowledge of recipe ingredients.
- Ensure meals are properly portioned and presented attractively.
- Follow organizational standards and guidelines to provide a high-quality patient and customer experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
