Nutrition Aide

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Tuition assistance

401(k) retirement plan with match

Job summary

Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, TX is seeking a dedicated Nutrition Aide to support daily kitchen operations and patient meal service. This role focuses on dishwashing, tray assembly, and maintaining a clean, safe environment in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The ideal candidate will have a High School diploma, basic reading skills for production sheets, and a commitment to teamwork and patient safety. Food handler certification is preferred and can be obtained within 30 days of employment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English instructions, production sheets, and menus.

Responsibilities

• Wash pots and dishes by hand or machine.
• Remove trash to compactor; keep kitchen and cafeteria clean.
• Deliver and assemble patient trays and carts.
• Assist with food production and meal delivery.
• Maintain cleanliness of floors and surfaces daily.
• Support team with department duties and safety practices.

Skills

English instructions

Time management

Teamwork

Reading production sheets

Food safety awareness

Communication

Stamina

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Nutrition Aide today with Del Sol Medical Center.

Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY: Under supervision, washes pots and dishes, manually or by machine, removes trash to compactor, delivers and cleans items to proper areas for storage, sweeps and mops floors, does assigned cleaning. Assemble patient trays, deliver carts, and return carts to kitchen after meals, and assists with food production.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 1. Wash pots and dishes manually or with machine.
• 2. Removes trash from kitchen and cafeteria areas to trash compactor.
• 3. Delivers clean items to proper areas for storage.
• 4. Sweeps and mops floor with soap and hot water including under tables and refrigerators/freezers.
• 5. Does assigned cleaning daily.
• 6. Helps assemble and deliver patient trays.
• 7. Delivers large carts and trays to the units.
• 8. Returns large carts and trays to the units.
• 9. Assists with food production.
• 10. Other duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES:

• 1. Individual Leadership: Demonstrates confidence in own skills, knowledge and ability and opportunities for personal growth and ability to accept and adapt change.
• 2. Customer Service: Demonstrates customer service skills with both internal and external customers.
• 3. Transcultural Sensitivity: Treats patients/customers as individuals with unique values, beliefs, and practices.
• 4. Risk Management/Patient/Customer Safety: Demonstrates patient/customer safety according to policies and procedures.
• 5. Educator: Identifies, implements, and/or evaluates opportunities for patient/family education.
• 6. Infection Control: Demonstrates infection control practices congruent with policies and procedures.
• 7. Performance Improvement: Performs, participates, implements and evaluates performance improvement activities at the department level.
• 8. Financial Accountability: Identifies opportunities for waste reduction and department efficiency.
• 9. Information Management: Demonstrates adherence to information management polices and procedures, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• 10. Communication: Works as a team member through interaction, assistance and demonstration of appropriate communication skills and reporting/activation of the chain of command appropriately.
• 11. Practices Professionalism: Performs, participates, implements and evaluates personal performance.
• 12. Ethics/Compliance: Performs all duties ethically, complying with all policies and procedures, federal, state, and local laws.
• 13. Environment of care: Demonstrates accountability in role and responsibilities of the 7 Environment of Care plans.

EDUCATION PREFERRED:

High School degree or equivalent. Must be able to read, write, and understand English instructions, production sheets, menus etc.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:

Current Food Handlers Card (Must be able to obtain within 30 days of employment)

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES: PREFERRED

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written English instructions.
• Ability to complete assignments within prescribed time limits.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees.
• Ability to communicate in English is preferred.
• Ability to stoop, lift, reach, and carry heavy supplies and equipment, ability to stand for long periods of time

Benefits

Del Sol Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Del Sol Medical Center is a full service, acute-care hospital in east El Paso, Texas. We have Level II trauma designation. This facility has 300+ patient beds. Our range of services include emergency care, cardiac care, women’s services, Level III NICU, rehabilitation, a bariatric clinic, and a Minimally Invasive Surgery Center. Del Sol Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.