Nutrition Assistant Lead
About The Position
As our Nutrition Assistant Lead, you will lead the daily operations of Nutrition Assistants and nutrition support staff to assist in ensuring operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. You will participate in and support all aspects of healthcare food service operations. Our lead will work with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff as well as follows diet manual handbook and diet spreadsheets to ensure therapeutic meal compliance with prescribed diet order. Every day you will oversee those who provide nutritious food to patients, families, visitors, and staff to help promote their health and healing. You will ensure that the team follows the standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures for the healthcare food service industry, which includes monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. You will collaborate with the facility staff to ensure optimal nutritional care in all healthcare food service operations while demonstrating excellent customer service to patients, families, visitors, and staff. To be successful in this role, you must enjoy leading and helping others and working in a fast-paced, fun environment.
Requirements
- Two (2) years experience in food service or One (1) year hospital nutrition experience
- A Food Handlers Permit (FHP:AZ) or Servsafe Certification (SERVSAFE) within 30 days of hire
Nice To Haves
- High School Diploma or GED
Responsibilities
- Leads food and nutrition service employees including ensuring menu and diet accuracy, proper meal portioning, presentation and delivery, patient discharge follow-up, etc. Provides direction and development to staff not adhering to policies and procedures
- Ensures processes and standards are met to avoid cross contamination. Ensures employees adhere to hygiene, food labeling, and food storage standards and maintains tools and equipment according to regulations and facility guidelines
- Oversees food preparation and service to ensure the guidelines of menu and dietary requirements are met. Maintains foundational knowledge of recipe ingredients and food allergies in order to respond appropriately to dietary questions and concerns. Assists team members in applying organizational procedures and protocols to reduce the occurrence of errors related to dietary guidelines
- Trains new and existing employees to follow departmental policies and procedures. Assesses training progress and provides constructive feedback for improved performance. Supports leadership in employee performance reviews. Supports leadership in the training of nutrition services team members related to areas such as therapeutic diets, retail responsibilities and other departmental areas
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
