Nutrition Assistant

Job Description/ Summary 

• Participates in and supports all aspects of healthcare food service operations. Works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff. 

Essential Key Job Responsibilities 

• Follows healthcare food service industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. 

• Avoids cross contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. 

• Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines.

• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.

•  Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests. 

• Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience.

•  Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation. 

• May be responsible for one or more of the following: 

  • Cashiering 

  • Serving in the retail area

  • Assembling, delivering and retrieving patient trays

  • Performing cold food prep

  • Performing utility assignments (e.g., dish washing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment)

  • Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food

  • Supporting inventory maintenance duties

  • Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., mopping, sweeping, emptying trash cans, etc.) 

Minimum Qualifications