Nutrition Assistant - Part Time (0.4 FTE) / Variable Weekends & some Weekdays

Island Health Careers•Anacortes, WA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Assistant compiles dietary information for kitchen personnel to use in preparing meals for hospital patients and provides support to the Director of Food Services, Dietitians, and Lead Cook. This is a part-time, 0.4 FTE, onsite role in Anacortes, Washington, with variable weekends and some weekdays. The posted hourly salary range is $20.26–$30.09, with differentials of $2.75 for night shifts, $2.25 for evening shifts, and $1.50 for weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current Food and Beverage Worker’s Permit.
Ability to work closely with other employees under changing conditions.
Knowledge of growth and development principles across the life span, and ability to identify age-specific needs of employees and patients.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of institutional food service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain the diet cardex.
Take patient room-service orders by telephone.
Process diet orders and write patient menus based on diet orders.
Tally and record department statistics.
Interact positively with other departments, employees, patients, and the public.
Tally, prepare, dish, and serve cold foods and beverages for patient trays accurately and sanitarily.
Prepare patient nourishments and set patient trays.
Prepare and deliver special food orders.
Observe and record refrigerator and freezer temperatures.
Perform routine or assigned kitchen work.
Complete general cleaning.
Complete prep work needed to run the tray line efficiently.
Apply knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement principles and support the hospital’s performance-improvement philosophy.
Interact positively with Administration, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients, and visitors.