Nutrition Assistant II

CommonSpirit Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Nutrition Assistant II for CHI St. Vincent in Arkansas. You will interact with patients and visitors, keep dining areas sanitized, and ensure meals are prepared and served per dietary needs. You will set up patient trays, respect dietary restrictions, and assist with dishwashing and tray return.

You will also support the team across food service areas, including cashier duties, stocking, and cleaning tasks, contributing to safe, attentive patient nourishment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of food service experience.
• Current ServSafe Allergens and Food Handler Certifications (within past 12 months) or certification to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Interact with patients and visitors daily, ensuring a clean and safe dining environment.
• Set up trays for hospital patients according to posted menus, considering dietary preferences.
• Collect dirty trays and dishes, and clean and store them properly.
• Support team in all food service areas including cashier, stocking, tray service and dishwashing.

Skills

Food service experience

Sanitation knowledge

Food portioning

Dietary restrictions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nutrition Assistant II at CHI St. Vincent, you will directly interact with patients and visitors everyday. You will personally ensure all dining areas are safely sanitized, well-stocked, and food is appropriately prepared. You understand most guests at our facility are dining with us for a reason and take great pride in giving them one less thing to worry about.

Every day you will serve the patients, families and staff nutritious food that promotes health and healing to the body. You will be expected to set up trays for the hospital patients, following posted menus requests from the patient room service program while taking individual likes and dislikes into account. You will also be collecting dirty trays and dishes from the patient care areas and cleaning dishes in an automatic dishwasher and returning these dishes in the proper storage areas.

• Ensures all food handling areas are sanitized and disinfected for the safety of employees, patients, and guests
• Exhibits high degree knowledge in food preparation and food production
• Accurately portions meals and beverages including attention to detail concerning dietary restrictions
• Supports team members in all areas of food services including cashier, stocking, cleaning, tray service, dishwashing, food storage, etc

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of food service experience
• Current (within the past 12 months) ServSafe® Allergen and Food Handler Certifications. If not currently certified, certification to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.