Nutrition Assistant 2

French Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to deliver high-quality food services to patients and staff, prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food preparation, and maintain cleanliness while following safety guidelines.

You will monitor temperatures, prevent cross-contamination, interact with patients about dietary needs, and support the clinical team with accurate diet orders and patient preferences.

Qualifications

• One (1) year foodservice experience.
• High School Diploma or GED upon hire.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver meal trays and assist with food preparation.
• Maintain cleanliness and proper food safety practices.
• Monitor food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage.
• Avoid cross-contamination and adhere to hygiene requirements.
• Interact with patients regarding dietary needs and preferences.
• Follow guidelines for portioning and presentation and escalate issues as needed.

Skills

Foodservice experience

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.

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.

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 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 and facility guidelines.

Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation. Provides service recovery efforts and escalates to leadership as needed.

May be responsible for one or more of the following:

• Following therapeutic diet modifications and guidelines including allergy restrictions for all patient meal trays, nourishment, snacks and supplements
• Printing, providing and following production tool and/or electronic meal tallies/differentials for food preparation
• Explaining basic therapeutic diet orders and menus and responding to questions from patients and family members. Escalating additional patient nutrition questions or needs to appropriate clinical support team members.
• Collecting patient food preferences and ensuring compliance with prescribed diet orders. Distributing food preferences to kitchen for menu planning in a timely manner.
• Operating electronic diet office software and tools following established procedures and protocols.
• Navigating electronic health records to access patient diet orders and nutritional reports.
• Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., cleaning the tray line, equipment, coolers, office area, and emptying trash cans, etc.)

Job Requirements

Required

One (1) year foodservice experience and

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