Nutrition Assistant 1

St Johns Hospital Camarillo; United States; Presencial; USD 18.000 - 25.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

St. John's Hospital Camarillo, part of Dignity Health, is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to support patient and staff dining services.

You will prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food preparation, maintain cleanliness, and ensure food safety while engaging with patients about dietary needs. You will follow healthcare foodservice guidelines, monitor temperatures, prevent cross-contamination, label foods, and maintain proper storage.

Qualificações

• High School graduate or equivalent required.
• Ability to prepare and deliver meals and assist with food prep.
• Demonstrated customer service skills and attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare and deliver patient and staff meals and trays.
• Assist with food preparation and maintain cleanliness.
• Monitor food temperatures and ensure food safety compliance.
• Label foods properly and store equipment per guidelines.
• Interact with patients regarding dietary needs and preferences.
• Support cashiering, retail service, and catering tasks as needed.

Conhecimentos

Food safety knowledge

Customer service

Attention to detail

Formação

High School Diploma or equivalent

Descrição da vaga

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1974, Dignity Health - St. John's Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John's Hospital Camarillo has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It has been awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement three years in a row, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Nutrition Assistant, you will assist in delivering high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff. Every day you will prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food preparation, maintain cleanliness, ensure food safety compliance, and interact with patients regarding dietary needs. To be successful, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong food safety knowledge, and excellent customer service, contributing to a positive dining experience.

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 Equivalent combination of education and experience