Nutrition Assistant II

Catholic Health Initiatives; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, TX is seeking a Nutrition Assistant II to support healthcare food service and ensure therapeutic meal compliance with prescribed diets.

You will work with facility staff to deliver quality patient and guest experiences, following diet manuals and maintaining food safety standards. The role requires at least 1 year in food service, with preference for a high school diploma and customer service experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year food service experience.
• High school diploma preferred.
• Customer service experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food following menu and dietary requirements.
• Respond to allergy questions and requests with knowledge of ingredients.
• Follow safety standards, monitor temperatures, prevent cross-contamination.
• Ensure proper portioning and appealing presentation of meals.
• Support staff by addressing patient nutrition needs and escalating as needed.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Service

Education

High school Diploma

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our nutrition Assistant II you will participates and supports all aspects of healthcare food service operations. Works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff. Follows diet manual handbook and diet spreadsheets to ensure therapeutic meal compliance with prescribed diet order.

Essential Function

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 the 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 year of food service experience

Preferred

• High school Diploma
• Customer Service 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

$18.15 - $25.63 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.