Nutrition Assistant I

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to support high-quality food service for patients and staff. You will prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food preparation, and maintain a safe, clean dining environment aligned with dietary requirements.

Strong attention to detail, food safety knowledge, and excellent customer service are essential. You may perform cashiering or retail service, assist with tray delivery, and help with general kitchen tasks

Qualifications

• 1 year of food service or customer service experience.
• Food Handler Permit within 30 days or Servsafe Certification within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Follow healthcare foodservice standards, monitor temperatures, avoid cross-contamination and ensure proper labeling and storage.
• Prepare and serve food per menu and dietary requirements; respond to allergy questions.
• Ensure high-quality patient and customer experience with correct meal portions and presentation.
• May perform cashiering, serving in retail, delivering patient trays, cold prep, and general cleaning tasks.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Food safety knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

GED

Job description

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

• One (1) year of Food Service or Customer Service Experience and
• Food Handler Permit: TX, within 30 Days or
• Servsafe Certification, within 30 Days

Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• Cashier experience

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.

Pay Range

$16.50 - $23.30 /hour