Nutrition Assistant II

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nutrition Assistant II you will participate in and support all aspects of healthcare food service operations. You will play a key role in ensuring that our dietary services are executed efficiently and in full compliance with established standards.

Every day you will work with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care to our patients. By utilizing the diet manual handbook and diet spreadsheets you will ensure that every meal served is in strict compliance with the patients prescribed diet order.

To be successful in your role you will demonstrate excellent customer service to patients guests and staff. Your ability to combine technical accuracy with a compassionate professional approach is essential to delivering high-quality nutritional support.

• Prepare and serve food according to menu and dietary requirements utilizing necessary kitchen equipment while maintaining knowledge of ingredients to address food allergy requests.

• Adhere to healthcare foodservice standards and regulations by monitoring food temperatures preventing cross-contamination maintaining personal hygiene and ensuring proper labeling and storage of all food equipment and machinery.

• Provide a high-quality patient experience by ensuring accurate meal portioning aesthetic presentation and service recovery escalating issues to leadership when necessary.

• Follow therapeutic diet modifications and allergy restrictions for all patient meals nourishments and snacks while utilizing electronic diet office software and health records to access diet orders and nutritional reports.

• Act as a communication liaison by explaining basic therapeutic diets to patients and families collecting food preferences and escalating complex clinical nutrition questions to the appropriate support team.

• Support efficient department operations by managing production tools performing general cleaning of work areas and equipment and completing other duties as assigned by leadership.

Job Requirements

• One (1) year food service experience
• High School Diploma GED or equivalent combination of education and experience

• If a Food Handler Permit is a requirement by your state county or local health code you must obtain it within 30 days of hire or what is required by your state county or local health code.*

  • Arizona - Maricopa Yavapai - ANSI Accredited FHP or ServSafe
  • California - Riverside San Bernardino San Diego
  • Kansas - Leavenworth
  • Kentucky - Jessamine Fayette Madison Montgomery
  • Nebraska - Lancaster
  • Nevada - Clark
  • Oregon
  • Texas - ANSI Accredited FHP or Servsafe
  • Utah
  • Washington - Food Handler Permit required upon hire

Where Youll Work

Located in Lakewood Colorado St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured 2023 we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards certifications and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commissions National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If youre looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma cardiology stroke neurosciences breast imaging cancer/oncology care surgery and more we invite you to apply.

Required Experience:

Junior IC