Nutrition Assistant

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Edgewood, KY

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Nutrition Assistant for its Edgewood Nutrition Services Team. The position supports patient, cafeteria, and catered food service by processing dishware, preparing and assembling foods, assembling patient meal trays and nourishments, delivering meal carts and nourishment stock, and performing janitorial duties. The role requires treating patients, families, visitors, and coworkers with respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy, regardless of cultural background. The position is non-exempt.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Deliver and retrieve room-service meal carts and stock to patient care units.
Coordinate with ambassadors on the timing and placement of carts and ASAP trays, and add assigned items to carts as needed.
Pick up dirty tray carts, replace them with clean carts, and deliver dirty carts to the dish room.
Perform janitorial tasks, including cleaning equipment and work surfaces, mopping, sweeping, and disposing of trash.
Process utensils and dishware for patients, cafeteria, and catered food service using an automated dish machine and following sanitary guidelines.
Restock clean dishware in cafeteria, cook’s areas, and room-service line areas to meet service needs.
Prepare and assemble foods for patients, and assemble patient meal trays and nourishments.
Comply with local, state, federal, and medical center regulatory, safety, sanitation, and security standards.
Participate in performance improvement studies, assist with data collection, and support action plans.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in encounters with patients, families, visitors, and employees.