Nutrition Care Associate

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time benefits

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Denver, CO is seeking a food service associate to support patient meal delivery, food prep, and customer service. The role includes cashier duties and maintaining clean facilities, with adherence to nutrition service standards and safety protocols.

The position is full-time with benefits, working Friday through Tuesday from 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver. It requires Food Handler or ServSafe certification where applicable and a positive approach to

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification by first day of work (required only in Utah and Idaho).
• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Delivers and presents patient trays using the standard process.
• Performs food preparation functions per system standards (salads, sandwiches, vegetables, fruit).
• Follows standardized Nutrition Services practices for dining, delivery, and stock levels.
• Performs housekeeping tasks including cleaning, sanitation, and equipment care.
• Handles cash/credit transactions accurately and resolves basic service issues.

Skills

Food safety

Customer service

Cash handling

Teamwork

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Job Description

Performs a variety of food and guest service duties under general supervision. This position includes the following roles, which will vary by facility need: patient meal tray assembly and delivery, cashier, food assembly, food serving, and cleaning.

Posting Specifics

Pay Rate: Based on Experience

Shift Details: 40 hours / full time benefits

Friday through Tuesday 12pm - 8:30pm (Wednesday and Thursday off)

Essential Functions

• Delivers and presents trays to patients using the standard process.


• Performs food preparation functions according to system standards (following standard recipe, assembling ingredients) for example, prepares salads, sandwiches, vegetables, and fruit.


• Follows standardized practices relating to Nutrition Services (e.g. dining experience, meal delivery, maintaining required stock levels)


• Performs housekeeping functions including cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, floor care, and equipment (oven, fryer, hoods).


• Performs accurate cash/credit transactions according to system standards and independently resolves basic customer service issues.

Qualifications

• Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required only in the states of Utah and Idaho).


• Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred)


• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred)

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.


• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.


• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.


• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.


• Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.


• Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals.

Location

Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$19.29 - $24.38

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

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