Nutrition Asst II - FT (Rotating)

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, and vision plans

Retirement plans

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition reimbursement for you and your

Employee Referral Program Bonus

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is hiring a Nutrition Assistant II to prepare and serve nutritious meals, handle cash, and maintain a clean, safe dining area for patients, visitors and staff.

The role requires strong customer service, attention to detail with food safety, and the ability to work rotating shifts, including weekends, in the Howard County General Hospital cafeteria in Columbia, MD.

Qualifications

• 1 year of previous customer service experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Set up assigned café station and serve meals to patients, staff and visitors.
• Accurately process cash, credit and debit transactions at the point of sale.
• Label, date and rotate food items, discarding those that are expired.
• Deliver meal trays to patients' rooms following safety protocols.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Cash handling

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

You were meant for Hopkins. Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, community health care provider, governed by a community-based board of trustees. As a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is a 266-bed acute care facility that has been serving the community for nearly 40 years. We can offer the most advanced, innovative technology with the collaboration and teamwork typically found in a community hospital. Our exceptional employee development programs offer unlimited career growth potential.

What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Paid Time Off
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

The Nutrition Assistant II plays a vital role in providing nutritious meals and excellent customer service to

patients, visitors and staff. This position involves food preparation, serving, cash handling, cleaning and

maintaining as safe and sanitary environment in the cafeteria.

Hours

Rotating Shift /Full-Time

Weekends required

Location

Howard County General Hospital

5755 Cedar Lane

Columbia MD

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Essential Functions

• Ensure proper set up of assigned café station.
• Serve food to hospital employees, patients and visitors while adhering to safe food handling, portioning,
• and labeling for proper charging at register.
• Responsible to label, date and rotate food items, discarding those that are expired.
• Responsible to take temperatures of hot/cold foods and record on log noting corrective action taken for
• any that are out of range.
• Accurately process cash, credit and debit transactions, ensuring correct change is given and receipts are
• issued.
• Ensure supplies are stocked to established par levels.
• Provide friendly and efficient service, addressing customer inquiries and concerns promptly and
• professionally.
• Deliver meal trays to patients’ rooms in a prompt and professional manner following established
• protocols for entering the room and serving the patient.
• Assist patient with tray set up as needed.
• Collect unit utility carts after dirty trays retrieved from patient rooms.
• Adhere to hand hygiene and isolation precautions in meal delivery.
• Understand importance of complying with patient diet orders and restrictions.
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy when checking patient trays.
• Responsible for assembly and delivery of unit floor stocks.
• Assist with light prep such as plating dessert, boxed meals or snacks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Work requires the skills to read and understand instructions, add and subtract numbers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks

Work Experience

1 year of previous customer service experience, preferably in a retail food environment.

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Benefit Package

• Full medical, dental, and vision plans,
• Retirement plans,
• Paid time off (PTO),
• Tuition reimbursement for you and your dependents,
• Tell a friend and get paid! Ask about our Employee Referral Program Bonus!
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Important Notices

***Authorization to Work in the United States:Applicants who require sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this position.

Salary Range

Minimum 16.78/hour - Maximum 19.39/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.