Nutrition Assistant

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

22h•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Nutrition Assistant to join our Edgewood Nutrition Services Team. This role is responsible for processing utensils and dishware, preparing and assembling foods for patients, assembling patient meal trays and nourishments, and delivering patient meal carts and nourishment stock. The position also involves performing janitorial duties and demonstrating respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in all interactions.

Requirements

Must be able to read, write, understand, and follow written and verbal instructions.

Responsibilities

Process utensils and dishware for patients, cafeteria, and catered meals.
Prepare and assemble foods for patients.
Assemble patient meal trays and nourishments.
Deliver patient meal carts and nourishment stock.
Perform janitorial duties as assigned.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Deliver and retrieve room service meal carts and stock to patient care units.
Coordinate with ambassadors on timing and placement of carts and ASAP trays.
Add any assigned items to carts as needed.
Pick up dirty tray carts, replace with clean carts.
Deliver dirty tray carts to dish room.
Perform janitorial tasks such as cleaning equipment and work surfaces, mopping, sweeping and trash disposal.
Process all utensils and dishware through automated dish machine for patients, cafeteria and catered food service in accordance with sanitary guidelines.
Restock clean dishware in cafeteria, cook’s and room service line areas to meet service needs.
Compliance with all local, state, federal and medical center regulatory, safety, sanitation and security standards.
Participate in performance improvement (PI) studies; assist with data collection and supports action plans.
Performs other duties as assigned.