Job Description

Nutrition Assistant

Performs a variety of patient food service, diet office and sanitation duties in accordance with safety, sanitation and service standards. Serves as a liaison between the patient, Food/Nutrition Services and Patient Care Services. This posting is for a part-time position working 12 hours per week to fill a need from 4pm-8pm.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

1. Maintains a safe, sanitary work environment conforming to policies and regulations
2. Operates and maintains food service equipment
3. Communicates patient food needs and feedback to appropriate area
4. Processes diet orders, corrects menus, tallies menu items and performs other patient meal tasks accurately per established procedure
5. Serves and picks up patient meal trays per policy; records intake per policy
6. Stores, labels and dates food items; uses the First In, First Out (FIFO) methodology
7. Follows HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point) principles for time and temperature; records per policy
8. Serves menu items for patients and guests utilizing correct servicing utensil and serving size
9. Washes dishes, serviceware and pots/pans in the dishroom and pot/pan area
10. Removes trash, boxes and other waste from the department
11. Cleans throughout the department including but not limited to surfaces, equipment, carts, walls, and floors
12. Performs other duties as assigned
13. Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
14. These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Customer service experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Diet office, healthcare and/or food service experience.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Clay County Food Handler permit or ServSafe certification within 30 days.

Knowledge Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and perform basic math calculations.

Important Information for You to Know as You Apply

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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