Nutrition Assistant II

CommonSpirit Health; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Nebraska Heart in Lincoln, NE seeks a Nutrition Assistant to support patient meal service and staff food operations. You will prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food prep, and uphold high standards of cleanliness and food safety. Interactions with patients about dietary needs are expected.

The role emphasizes meticulous attention to detail, strong food safety knowledge, and exceptional customer service to contribute to a positive dining experience for patients and staff.

Qualifications

• One year of food service experience is required or preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and handling procedures.
• Customer service experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves food according to menu and dietary restrictions.
• Maintains food temperatures and prevents cross-contamination.
• Ensures proper labeling, cleanliness, and safe storage of products.
• Assists with tray assembly and delivery to patients and staff.
• Responds to patient questions about diets and menus, escalating as needed.

Skills

Food service experience

Food safety knowledge

Customer service

Attention to detail

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.

• 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 (1) year of Food Service Experience

Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• Customer Service Experience

Where You'll Work

CHI Health Nebraska Heart delivers leading-edge services to Nebraska and northern Kansas. Our network of offices and affiliated hospital-based clinics enables patients to receive timely care close to home. In addition, Nebraska Heart, located in southeast Lincoln, has dramatically reshaped the way in which patients receive care. Nebraska Heart continues to have the largest staff of experienced cardiology and vascular professionals in the area. Alongside the physicians is a dedicated team of advanced practice clinicians, nurses, technologists and staff; all committed to providing quality care and education to meet each patient’s needs during diagnosis, treatment and recovery.