Nutritional Associate - Per Diem (Hospital)

Nutritional Associate

Hours: 4 pm-8:30 p.m., three days per week, with rotating weekends and holidays.

Purpose: The Nutritional Associate delivers the trays to the patients and checks patient ID to make sure it's the correct person and fills in for shifts as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Takes patient orders over the phone and in person while providing excellent customer service.
• Delivers carts to the correct floor or patient area.
• Serves trays to patients and determines if they need anything else.
• Ensures correct patient identity.
• Assists patients with opening containers and cutting food when requested.
• Assembles, retrieves and cleans patient trays.
• Assists in the dish room.
• Brews coffee and tea. May be required to restock other beverage areas.
• Re-stocks floor stock (if assigned) and follow standardized process related to floor stock.
• Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
• Complies with all Trinity Health policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalency is required.
• Ability to speak, read and comprehend English is necessary.
• Ability to multi-task, and complete work without supervision in a timely manner.
• Prior customer-service and food handling experience highly preferred.
• Excellent customer-service skills and ability to be patient, respectful and compassionate to patients.
• Must have basic computer knowledge.
• Basic knowledge related to hospital diets.
• Comfortable cleaning trays, assisting in the dish room.
• Previous healthcare or nutrition experience preferred.
• Able to perform well in high functioning kitchen.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.