Nutrition Services Assistant - Retail

Nutrition Services Assistant - Retail

Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful St. Lucie River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it not only an excellent medical facility, but also a home away from home.

When we do everything in service of our patients and caregivers, no detail gets ignored. As a Nutrition Services Assistant on our team, your job will be to create a healing environment and nutritious food just like our patients have come to expect. For you, that means joining a team that's focused on delivering world-class care. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing assigned foods for service to patients, staff and cafeteria guests. All the while, we'll provide you with opportunities to keep advancing your career.

A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 6:00AM 2:30PM or 11:00AM 7:30PM, including rotating weekends and holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform a variety of duties related to the set-up, delivery and food service.
• Assist with daily dietary requests and needs of patients, visitors and caregivers.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Prepare, set up and replenish steam table, salad bar, cooler, baker's racks, coffee area, condiments and silverware throughout the meal period.
• Make pizzas to order and maintain all ingredients.
• Set up and support catering events.
• Maintain the register and proper cash handling with overages/shortages of less than 1.5% of total drawer.
• Ensure proper food temperature using calibrated thermometers.
• Rotate, prepare and label all leftover food.
• Set up, serve and collect dinner patient trays.
• Complete cleaning assignments.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Good reading and writing skills
• Ability to add, subtract and handle other arithmetic functions
• Basic computer skills
• Can accurately measure and portion formula and food

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Two years of experience in nutrition in a healthcare setting
• Sufficient previous experience in large scale food preparation
• Knowledge of cooking methods/procedures, including types of preparation and related routines
• Training in institutional food preparation
• Prior restaurant experience in kitchen

Physical Requirements:

• Able to stand on feet for 8 hours; push carts loaded with food and service related equipment and stock; able to lift items up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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