Nutrition Assistant

CommonSpirit Health•Lexington, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Assistant supports high-quality, safe, and efficient food services for patients and staff. Responsibilities include preparing and delivering meal trays, assisting with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness and food safety, and interacting with patients about dietary needs. The role follows healthcare foodservice standards, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, including monitoring food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage; preventing cross-contamination; maintaining personal hygiene; and properly labeling and storing food, equipment, and machinery. The Nutrition Assistant prepares and serves food according to menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment, understands recipe ingredients to respond to allergy questions or requests, and follows organizational standards for a high-quality patient and customer experience. Proper meal portioning and appealing presentation are also expected. Depending on assignment, work may include cashiering, retail-area service, assembling and delivering or retrieving patient trays, cold food preparation, utility duties such as dishwashing and equipment maintenance, catering, inventory support, and general cleaning.

Requirements

One year of food service or customer service experience.
Kentucky Food Handler Permit within 30 days of hire or ServSafe Certification within 30 days of hire.
Meticulous attention to detail, strong food safety knowledge, and excellent customer service, as described in the job summary.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate in General Studies upon hire, or a High School GED in General Studies upon hire.
Cashier experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare and deliver meal trays and assist with food preparation.
Monitor and maintain food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
Prevent food cross-contamination and follow personal hygiene requirements.
Label food products properly 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 answer questions or requests concerning food allergies.
Follow organizational standards and guidelines for a high-quality patient and customer experience.
Ensure proper meal portioning and aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Depending on assignment, cashier, serve in the retail area, assemble and deliver or retrieve patient trays, perform cold food preparation, or perform utility duties such as dishwashing and washing pots and pans.
Depending on assignment, maintain equipment, perform catering functions or deliver and pick up catered food, support inventory maintenance, and clean equipment and work areas, including mopping, sweeping, and emptying trash cans.