Nutrition Assistant II

CommonSpirit Health; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center in Pasadena, TX is hiring for a food service leadership role within the nutrition services team. You will monitor temperatures, ensure hygiene, and supervise staff to meet dietary guidelines and patient needs.

The role requires 2 years of food service experience or 1 year in hospital nutrition, with preferred high school graduate status. Team development and cross-functional collaboration will be important aspects of the job.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years experience in food service or one (1) year hospital nutrition experience.
• Experience in hygiene, labeling and storage standards.
• Ability to train staff and provide performance feedback.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with food safety standards and temperatures.
• Lead and develop food and nutrition service staff.
• Oversee meal portioning, presentation, and delivery to patients.
• Support training in therapeutic diets and department duties.

Skills

Food service experience

Healthcare foodservice knowledge

Education

High School diploma

Graduate

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Essential Function

Ensures employees follow healthcare food service industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Ensures processes and standards are met to avoid cross contamination. Ensures employees adhere to hygiene, food labeling, and food storage standards and maintains tools and equipment according to regulations and facility guidelines. Leads food and nutrition service employees including ensuring menu and diet accuracy, proper meal portioning, presentation and delivery, patient discharge follow-up, etc. Provides direction and development to staff not adhering to policies and procedures. Oversees food preparation and service to ensure the guidelines of menu and dietary requirements are met. Maintains foundational knowledge of recipe ingredients and food allergies in order to respond appropriately to dietary questions and concerns. Assists team members in applying organizational procedures and protocols to reduce the occurrence of errors related to dietary guidelines. Trains new and existing employees to follow departmental policies and procedures. Assesses training progress and provides constructive feedback for improved performance. Supports leadership in employee performance reviews. Supports leadership in the training of nutrition services team members related to areas such as Therapeutic Diets, Retail Responsibilities And Other Departmental Areas.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Required

Two (2) years experience in food service or one (1) year hospital nutrition experience

Preferred

• High School
• Graduate

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to residents of Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, and Clear Lake. The facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds, eight ICU beds and three endoscopy rooms, and offers a range of primary and specialized services—wound care, general surgery, gastroenterology, occupational health, heart and vascular, women’s services, diagnostic imaging, outpatient rehab services, and sleep disorders.

Pay Range

$18.15 / $28.13 hourly