Nutrition Technician

Banner Health; Sun City CDP (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend shift differential

Night shift differential

Job summary

Banner Health in Sun City, AZ seeks a Nutrition Technician to manage tray line operations and meal service for patients. You will load trays, coordinate with Room Service Attendants, and ensure timely deliveries following best practices, solving issues as they arise.

The role supports diet office processes, menu editing, and patient communication with dietary staff, requiring accuracy and food safety compliance. Strong customer service and teamwork are essential in this hospital setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Requires reading, writing and mathematical skills.
• Understanding of nutrition services, common modified diets, and portion measures.
• 3 years related experience and/or education in healthcare nutrition services.
• Ability to lead assignments and reschedule staff in the absence of a supervisor.
• Ability to work with business computer software systems and POS systems.
• Learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.
• Demonstrated strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Visits patients to discuss menu selections based on diet orders and records choices.
• Provides diet office processing including editing menus and producing production sheets.
• May lead in patient tray assembly and ensure menu compliance and quality.
• Delivers and serves meals, handling special requests and nourishments as assigned.
• Interacts with patients, families, and staff while maintaining sanitation standards.

Skills

Customer service

Dietary knowledge

Team leadership

POS systems

Education

High school diploma/GED

3 years related experience and/or education

Tools

POS systems

Nutrition software

Job description

Primary City/State:Sun City, ArizonaDepartment Name:Culinary & Nutrition-HospWork Shift:DayJob Category:Facilities, Environmental Services, and CulinaryA rewarding career that fits your life. Learn how Banner Health, a certified Great Place To Work, prioritizes team members and strives to be the best place to work in health care.One might be surprised by the number of people – and the hats they wear – who work behind the scenes to make sure a hospital runs smoothly and safely for our patients, visitors and staff. Each one plays a critical role and is part of a team to ensure the best care for our patients. As a Nutrition Technician, you will be a part of a cohesive team that strives to achieve premier patient services.You will be overseeing the Tray Line and loading trays onto deliver carts for Room Service Attendants; coordinating deliveries to patients based on best practices and rhythms while problem solving when issues arise.Preferred Qualifications- Experience as RSA or kitchen within in the hospital setting or similar experienceShift: 8 HoursSunday & Monday 530a to 2pm Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday off Friday & Saturday from 530a to 2pmYou will enjoy an additional $1/hour weekend shift differential for all weekend shifts (and an 18%-night shift differential if/when applicable).Banner Boswell Medical Center has provided exceptional health care to the communities in the northwest area of metro-Phoenix for over five decades. Today, our 410-bed acute-care hospital is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Arizona’s Best Hospitals. Banner Boswell offers a full range of acute care services, including cardiology, vascular, thoracic, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency, stroke, intensive care, pulmonary, urology, and inpatient wound management. We've earned the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest quality award for CABG & aortic valve replacement and the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.POSITION SUMMARYThis position is responsible for providing patients with menu and tray/patient meal service, for receiving and forwarding patient requests and communication to dietary staff when appropriate. Works to provide patient satisfaction with dietary and food services. This position is responsible for the diet office processes and may provide lead responsibility for diet office in absence of supervisor including making assignments for position coverage.CORE FUNCTIONS1. Visits patients to obtain or discuss menu selections based upon diet ordered. Using judgment, checks that patient selections are appropriate to the defined selections for the diet prescribed, and makes modified diet decisions whether in the diet office or on the patient unit as required. Enters or records all daily patient meal selections and preferences for one or more patient units. Provides patients with standard information for prescribed diet. Requests Dietary staff assistance when needed.2. Provides diet office processing including editing patient menus, tallying daily menu item counts from patient menus and preparing production sheets.3. May lead in patient tray assembly/patient meal service process, assure food presentation meets quality standards, and check patient trays for menu compliance. Position is responsible for the diet office processes.4. May delivers and serves meals while making independent judgments about special requests, snacks and nourishments as assigned to patient rooms or nursing units.5. Under minimal supervision, this position interacts with patients and families, other food service staff, nursing staff, and dietary staff. Requires the ability to follow a work routine with minimal supervision, to work quickly and correctly while providing good customer service and maintaining dietary, food quality and sanitation standards. Ensures that the diet office processes are completed and may provide lead responsibility in absence of supervisor, typically during evening and/or weekend shifts.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSHigh school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge. Requires reading, writing and mathematical skills.Requires an understanding of nutrition services, common modified diets, and portion measures. Skills and knowledge in health care nutrition services typically gained through 3 years of related experience and/or education.Ability to effectively lead assignments and reschedule staff assignments in the absence of supervisor as required. Requires the ability to work effectively with business computer software system and point of sale systems. Requires the ability to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required. Must have demonstrated effective customer service skills.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSAdditional skills and knowledge in health care nutrition services preferred. Bilingual skills preferred in some assignments.Additional related education and/or experience preferred.EEO Statement:EEO/Disabled/VeteransOur organization supports a drug-free work environment.Privacy Policy:Privacy Policy