Nutrition Assistant Lead
About The Position
The Nutrition Assistant Lead leads the daily operations of Nutrition Assistants and nutrition support staff, helping ensure operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. The role participates in and supports healthcare food service operations and works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and excellent customer service to patients, guests, and staff. It follows the diet manual handbook and diet spreadsheets to ensure therapeutic meals comply with prescribed diet orders. The position oversees food preparation and service, employee adherence to food safety and hygiene standards, menu and diet accuracy, meal portioning and presentation, and meal delivery. It also supports staff training and development, monitors training progress, provides constructive feedback, and assists leadership with employee performance reviews and nutrition services training.
Requirements
- Two years of experience in food service or one year of hospital nutrition experience.
Nice To Haves
- High school graduate or high school GED.
Responsibilities
- Lead the daily operations of Nutrition Assistants and nutrition support staff to support operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
- Participate in and support all aspects of healthcare food service operations.
- Work with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and excellent customer service to patients, guests, and staff.
- Follow diet manual handbooks and diet spreadsheets to ensure therapeutic meals comply with prescribed diet orders.
- Ensure employees follow food service standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, including monitoring food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
- Ensure processes and standards are followed to avoid cross-contamination.
- Ensure employees adhere to hygiene, food labeling, and food storage standards, and maintain tools and equipment according to regulations and facility guidelines.
- Lead food and nutrition service employees, ensuring menu and diet accuracy, proper meal portioning, presentation and delivery, and patient discharge follow-up.
- Provide direction and development to staff who are not adhering to policies and procedures.
- Oversee food preparation and service to ensure menu and dietary requirements are met.
- Maintain foundational knowledge of recipe ingredients and food allergies to respond appropriately to dietary questions and concerns.
- Help team members apply organizational procedures and protocols to reduce errors related to dietary guidelines.
- Train new and existing employees to follow departmental policies and procedures.
- Assess training progress and provide constructive feedback to improve performance.
- Support leadership in employee performance reviews.
- Support leadership in training nutrition services team members on 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
