Nutrition Assistant II

About the role

The Nutrition Assistant II position at Holy Cross Hospital Mountain Point is a PRN (Per Request Not Scheduled) role in the Food Service department. The position operates on a variable schedule, including being on-call, and is located in Lehi, Utah.

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

Qualified candidates will need the following:

• Ability to follow therapeutic diet modifications and guidelines including allergy restrictions for all patient meal trays, nourishment, snacks and supplements.
• Ability to navigate electronic health records to access patient diet orders and nutritional reports.
• Ability to perform general cleaning of equipment and work areas.
• Ability to follow organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience.
• Ability to prepare and serve food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements.
• Ability to avoid cross-contamination of foods and adhere to personal hygiene requirements.
• Ability to maintain proper labeling of food products and ensure storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines.
• Ability to follow healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes.
• Ability to prepare and serve food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Ability to explain basic therapeutic diet orders and menus and respond to questions from patients and family members.
• Ability to collect patient food preferences and ensure compliance with prescribed diet orders.
• Ability to operate electronic diet office software and tools following established procedures and protocols.
• Ability to print, provide and follow production tool and/or electronic meal tallies/differentials for food preparation.
• Ability to distribute food preferences to kitchen for menu planning in a timely manner.
• Ability to perform general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., cleaning the tray line, equipment, coolers, office area, and emptying trash cans, etc.).
• Ability to perform other duties as assigned by leader.

Skills

Qualified candidates will need the following skills:

• Knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
• Ability to follow therapeutic diet modifications and guidelines including allergy restrictions for all patient meal trays, nourishment, snacks and supplements.
• Ability to navigate electronic health records to access patient diet orders and nutritional reports.
• Ability to perform general cleaning of equipment and work areas.
• Ability to follow organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience.
• Ability to prepare and serve food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements.
• Ability to avoid cross-contamination of foods and adhere to personal hygiene requirements.
• Ability to maintain proper labeling of food products and ensure storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines.
• Ability to follow healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes.
• Ability to prepare and serve food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Ability to explain basic therapeutic diet orders and menus and respond to questions from patients and family members.
• Ability to collect patient food preferences and ensure compliance with prescribed diet orders.
• Ability to operate electronic diet office software and tools following established procedures and protocols.
• Ability to print, provide and follow production tool and/or electronic meal tallies/differentials for food preparation.
• Ability to distribute food preferences to kitchen for menu planning in a timely manner.
• Ability to perform general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., cleaning the tray line, equipment, coolers, office area, and emptying trash cans, etc.).
• Ability to perform other duties as assigned by leader.

Benefits

CommonSpirit Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards.

Pay

The posted compensation range of $17.25 - $24.70 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

Schedule

The Nutrition Assistant II position operates on a variable schedule, including being on-call, and is located in Lehi, Utah.