Nutrition Assistant - Per Diem / Variable

Island Health Careers•Anacortes, WA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Island Health, the Nutrition Assistant is part of the Dietary team and helps support the hospital’s mission to care for those who care for others. The role compiles dietary information for kitchen personnel preparing meals for hospital patients and provides support to the Director of Food Services, Dietitians, and Lead Cook. The position is located onsite in Anacortes, Washington, and is per diem/variable. The listed pay range is $18.79–$27.92 per hour, with shift differentials of $2.75 for nights, $2.25 for evenings, and $1.50 for weekends. The Nutrition Assistant maintains dietary records, processes diet orders, writes patient menus, and takes patient room-service orders by telephone. The role also supports meal preparation and tray service, handles special food orders and patient nourishments, monitors refrigerator and freezer temperatures, completes cleaning and preparation tasks, and contributes to quality improvement. The position requires positive interactions with patients, visitors, staff, and other departments, as well as the ability to address age-specific needs.

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.

Responsibilities

Maintain the diet cardex.
Take patient room-service orders by telephone using exceptional telephone skills.
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 most cold foods and beverages on patient trays accurately and hygienically.
Prepare patient nourishments and set patient trays.
Prepare and deliver special food orders.
Observe and record refrigerator and freezer temperatures.
Perform other kitchen work routinely or as assigned.
Complete general cleaning.
Complete prep work needed to run the tray line efficiently.
Support the hospital’s performance-improvement philosophy and apply Continuous Quality Improvement principles.
Interact positively with administration, directors, managers, supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients, and visitors.