Nutrition Assistant II
About the role
Mercy Hospital is seeking a Nutrition Assistant II to join our dedicated team in Durango, Colorado. As part of the Food Service department, this position plays a crucial role in preparing and serving meals according to dietary requirements.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
- Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes.
- Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
- Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines.
- Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience.
- Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
- Provides service recovery efforts and escalates to leadership as needed.
- May be responsible for one or more of the following:
- Following therapeutic diet modifications and guidelines including allergy restrictions for all patient meal trays, nourishment, snacks and supplements
- Printing, providing and following production tool and/or electronic meal tallies/differentials for food preparation
- Explaining basic therapeutic diet orders and menus and responding to questions from patients and family members. Escalating additional patient nutrition questions or needs to appropriate clinical support team members.
- Collecting patient food preferences and ensuring compliance with prescribed diet orders. Distributing food preferences to kitchen for menu planning in a timely manner. Operating electronic diet office software and tools following established procedures and protocols.
- Navigating electronic health records to access patient diet orders and nutritional reports.
- Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., cleaning the tray line, equipment, coolers, office area, and emptying trash cans, etc.)
- Performing other duties as assigned by leader
Requirements
- One year of food service experience required.
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- If a Food Handlers Permit is a requirement by your state, county or local health code, it must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Physical requirements: Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)
Skills
- Knowledge of food service industry standards and regulations.
- Ability to follow therapeutic diet modifications and guidelines.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records.
Benefits
CommonSpirit Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefits, and more. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards page.
Pay
The posted compensation range for this position is $18.00 - $27.63 /hour. This is a reasonable estimate based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
Schedule
Varies, on call position. Shift varies.
Remote
No
Category
Dietary