Nutrition Assistant

Nutrition Assistant

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Nutrition Assistant to join our Edgewood Nutrition Services Team. Shift/Hours: Part Time 6 Hours, Any Shift Process utensils and dishware for patients, cafeteria, and catered meals. Prepare and assemble foods for patients. Assemble patient meal trays and nourishments. Deliver patient meal carts and nourishment stock. Perform janitorial duties as assigned. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Summary:

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• Delivery: Deliver and retrieve room service meal carts and stock to patient care units. Coordinate with ambassadors on timing and placement of carts and ASAP trays. Add any assigned items to carts as needed.
• Retrieval: Pick up dirty tray carts, replace with clean carts. Deliver dirty tray carts to dish room.
• Cleaning: Perform janitorial tasks such as cleaning equipment and work surfaces, mopping, sweeping and trash disposal.
• Dishware: Process all utensils and dishware through automated dish machine for patients, cafeteria and catered food service in accordance with sanitary guidelines.
• Dishware: Restock clean dishware in cafeteria, cook's and room service line areas to meet service needs.
• Cleaning: Perform janitorial tasks such as cleaning equipment and work surfaces, mopping, sweeping and trash disposal.
• Quality: Compliance with all local, state, federal and medical center regulatory, safety, sanitation and security standards. Participate in performance improvement (PI) studies; assist with data collection and supports action plans
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• Must be able to read, write, understand, and follow written and verbal instructions.

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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