Nutrition Services Aide

Fairview Health Services; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairview Health Services in Minnesota is seeking a dependable Nutrition Services Aide to support patient care by preparing and portioning meals, assembling and delivering trays, and maintaining food safety standards. You will provide excellent service in both patient rooms and cafeteria settings.

Responsibilities include portioning, tray assembly, following recipes, documenting temperatures, and ensuring timely delivery and cleanup to support the dietary department's operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, in English.
• Basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and portions food appropriately for designated area.
• Prepares and portions correct amount of food as determined by tally.
• Follows recipes and portion guidelines.
• Presents food on appropriate dishware per department standards.
• Completes food preparation and portioning by time deadline established for department.
• Delivers patient nourishments and tube feeding per department standards.

Skills

Clear communication

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is hiring! We are seeking a dependable and customer-focused Nutrition Services Aide to join our team. In this role, you will support patient care by preparing and portioning food, assembling and delivering patient meal trays, maintaining food safety standards, and providing excellent customer service in both patient and cafeteria settings.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and portions food appropriately for designated area
• Prepares and portions correct amount of food as determined by tally.
• Follows recipes and portion guidelines.
• Presents food on appropriate dishware per department standards.
• Completes food preparation and portioning by time deadline established for department.
• Prepares and delivers patient nourishments and tube feeding per department standards.
• Documents appropriate production and service information.
• Plates and serves food
• Accurately place correct item on tray in proper location in accordance with department productivity standards.
• Maneuvers carts in a safe manner.
• Accurately delivers and collect trays and documents in a timely manner as assigned by supervisors.
• Accurately assembles and delivers floor stock supplies with appropriate label and dates.
• Documents appropriate plating and service information.
• Handles and stores food in a safe manner following HACCP standard operating procedures.
• Follows established hand washing procedures.
• Wears gloves when preparing and serving food.
• Follows department dress and personal hygiene codes.
• Follows employee health guidelines to prevent disease transmission.
• Records/documents refrigerator and freezer temps as assigned and communicates unacceptable temps to supervisor.
• Stores and labels food following HACCP guidelines.
• Sanitizes equipment and work area per assigned schedules and designated procedures.
• Uses appropriate equipment and chemicals according to manufacturer's recommendations.
• Understands and uses appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as recommended by manufacturer.
• Knows locations of MSDS sheets and can read and understand safety information therein.
• Gathers soiled laundry and place in assigned area for pick up.
• Maintains a clean as you go attitude and a clean work area throughout shift.
• Maintains separate clean and dirty areas in work area.
• Properly disposes of food waste and trash.
• Wash and sanitize dishes and utensils.
• Maintains proper temperatures to clean dishes per department standard.
• Document temperatures based on department standards.
• Follows proper procedure to prevent cross contamination from dirty to clean area.
• Checks dishes for cleanliness.
• Stores dishes in designated area.
• Serves customers in cafeterias, doctor's dining rooms and other non-patient locations.
• Properly operates cash register.
• Completes transactions to meet department productivity standards.
• Counts and balances cash drawer.
• Accurately handles transactions.
• Maintains department charging records.
• Greets and responds to customers’ needs with positive attitude and pleasant demeanor.
• Keeps areas stocked throughout service periods.
• Completes and documents assigned cleaning based on department standards.
• Documents appropriate production and service information.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, using the English language.
• Basic math skills

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or
• GED

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status