Nutrition Assistant 1

CommonSpirit Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to support the Dietary and Nutrition Services team in a hospital setting in Sacramento, CA. You will ensure safe food handling, prepare and serve meals, and assist with patient trays while delivering excellent patient and guest service.

Responsibilities include following dietary guidelines, maintaining allergen knowledge, portion control, and participating in occasional cash handling or retail duties as part of the role.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (upon hire) is required.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to healthcare food safety standards, monitors temperatures, prevents cross-contamination, and labels and stores food correctly.
• Prepares and serves meals per menu guidelines and dietary requirements, including knowledge of ingredients and allergies.
• Responds to food allergy questions and requests.
• Maintains high quality patient and customer experience with proper portioning and presentation.
• May perform cashiering, retail service, assembling and delivering patient trays, cold food prep, dishwashing, catering, inventory, and general cleaning.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nutrition Assistant, you will play a crucial role in our Dietary and Nutrition Services department, contributing to all facets of our healthcare foodservice operations. You'll work collaboratively with facility staff to deliver optimal nutritional care and demonstrate outstanding customer service to patients, guests, and colleagues.

Every day you will ensure adherence to stringent food safety standards, including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures across all stages, preventing cross-contamination, and proper labeling and storage of food products. You'll be responsible for preparing and serving meals according to menu guidelines and dietary requirements, including knowledge of recipe ingredients and food allergy information.

To be successful in this role, you must have a strong understanding and commitment to healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, and guidelines.

• Follows healthcare foodservice 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 & facility guidelines.
• Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu & 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., dishwashing, 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.)

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• None, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1973, Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women's health, and neurology. Additionally, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

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