Nutrition Assistant I

Methodist Hospital Sacramento; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Hospital Sacramento is seeking a Nutrition Assistant to join its Dietary and Nutrition Services team. You will be responsible for preparing and serving meals according to dietary guidelines, while ensuring strict food safety, labeling, and storage practices.

You will collaborate with facility staff to deliver high-quality patient and guest service, maintain knowledge of recipe ingredients and allergy information, and support a safe, compliant hospital foodservice environment.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to food safety standards, proper labeling, and storage of food products.
• Prepare and serve meals according to menu guidelines and dietary requirements.
• Monitor temperatures and prevent cross-contamination across cooking, holding, and storage stages.
• Provide excellent customer service to patients, guests, and colleagues.

Skills

Customer service

Food safety

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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.

Job Requirements

Required

• No experience necessary
• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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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