Nutrition Associate PRN
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
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.
- Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work.
Qualifications
- One or more year of experience in customer service, food service or patient service (preferred).
- Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred).
- Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred).
Skills
- Active Listening
- Coordinating tasks with others
- Guest focused
- Communicates clearly
- Attention to detail
- Follows Standard Operation Procedures
- Adaptability
- Detail Oriented
- Prioritization
- Payment Handling
- Situational Awareness
- Collaboration
Benefits
Benefits Eligible: No
Pay
$17.68 - $22.99 per hour (based on experience)
Schedule
PRN, on call or as needed. Availability needed: Sunday‑Saturday for variable shifts between 6 am‑8:30 pm. Required rotating holiday and weekend coverage.