Nutrition Assistant I

Nutrition AssistantAs a Nutrition Assistant, you will assist in delivering high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff. Every day you will prepare and deliver meal trays, assist with food preparation, maintain cleanliness, ensure food safety compliance, and interact with patients regarding dietary needs. To be successful, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong food safety knowledge, and excellent customer service, contributing to a positive dining experience.Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations & facility guidelines.Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu & dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentationMay be responsible for one or more of the following: CashieringServing in the retail areaAssembling, delivering and retrieving patient traysPerforming cold food prepPerforming utility assignments (e.g., dishwashing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment)Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered foodSupporting inventory maintenance dutiesPerforming general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., mopping, sweeping, emptying trash cans, etc.)Job RequirementsHigh School Graduate orGED General Studies orEquivalent combination of education and experience.Where You'll WorkMercy McMahon Terrace is located adjacent to Mercy General Hospital in the heart of East Sacramento. By providing quality care services through its assisted living program, along with the maintenance-free lifestyle available with independent living, residents at Mercy McMahon Terrace are free to focus their energy on living their life to the fullest. With nurses on staff for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the care at Mercy McMahon Terrace goes beyond what many senior communities can provide.One Community. One Mission. One California