Nutrition Attendant PRN

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System in Sarasota, FL seeks a Nutrition Attendant in Food & Nutrition - Patient Svcs to provide exceptional customer service to patients and families regarding meal options, dietary needs, and preferences.

The role requires flexibility for 12-hour shifts, weekends/holidays, and ongoing education to support department initiatives. HS Diploma preferred, with strong communication and tablet usage skills to support patient care.

Qualifications

• Provide friendly, attentive service to patients and families for meal-related needs.
• Ability to read/understand written instructions and use hospital tablets.
• Prefer 1 year of experience in high-volume, direct customer interaction.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with meal selections and explanations of menu options.
• Explain basic diet instructions and modifications as needed.
• Document alternate food preferences in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support training of new staff and participate in ongoing department education.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Tablet usage

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Tablet usage (iPad)

Job description

Department

Food & Nutrition -Patient Svcs

Job Summary

Provide exceptional customer service to patients, family members, physicians and nursing for a variety of meal service necessities by following Food and Nutrition Service Standards. This includes menu and meal explanations, basic diet instructions and modifications, advance notice of meal selections and timely documentation of alternate food preferences. Nutrition Attendants consistently strive to exceed the expectations of customers utilizing the services of Food and Nutrition. As required, facilitates training of new employees and assists with ongoing education for various department initiatives.

Required Qualifications

- Must be able to work 12-hour shifts as well as weekends, holidays, and other shifts as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer one (1) year experience high volume, direct customer interaction.
• Prefer ability to communicate effectively with patients, family, hospital staff, fellow workers and department management team.
• Prefer ability to read and understand written instructions and use a tablet (iPad).

Preferred Education

HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/