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, ensuring food safety compliance, and interacting with patients about dietary needs. Success requires attention to detail, food safety knowledge, and strong customer service to support a positive dining experience. The assistant follows healthcare foodservice standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, including monitoring food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage; preventing cross-contamination; maintaining personal hygiene; labeling food products; and storing food, equipment, and machinery according to regulations and facility guidelines. The role also involves preparing and serving food according to menu and dietary requirements, using required kitchen utensils and equipment, knowing recipe ingredients to answer food allergy questions or requests, and following organizational standards for a high-quality patient and customer experience.
Requirements
- No experience necessary.
- High School Diploma/GED or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver meal trays to patients and staff.
- Assist with food preparation and maintain cleanliness.
- Monitor and maintain food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
- Prevent cross-contamination and adhere to personal hygiene requirements.
- Properly label food products and store food, equipment, and machinery according to regulations and facility guidelines.
- Prepare and serve food according to menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Know recipe ingredients to respond to questions or requests about food allergies.
- Interact with patients regarding dietary needs and follow organizational standards for a high-quality customer experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
