Nutrition Assistant 1
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Job overview
Dignity Health is hiring a Nutrition Assistant 1. The Nutrition Assistant will provide high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff. This role involves preparing and delivering meal trays, assisting with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring food safety compliance. The assistant will also interact with patients regarding dietary needs, demonstrating meticulous attention to detail, strong food safety knowledge, and excellent customer service.
Key focus areas include Prepare and deliver meal trays to patients and staff, Assist with food preparation tasks, and Maintain cleanliness of equipment and work areas.
Successful candidates bring High School Graduate General Studies Or Equivalent. Important skills include Meticulous Attention To Detail, Food Safety Knowledge, Customer Service, Healthcare Foodservice Industry Standards, Food Safety Compliance, and Food Preparation. Preferred (not required): Cashiering, Serving In Retail Area, Assembling Patient Trays, and Delivering Patient Trays.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As 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.
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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.
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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.
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Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation
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May be responsible for one or more of the following:
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Cashiering
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Serving in the retail area
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Assembling, delivering and retrieving patient trays
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Performing cold food prep
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Performing utility assignments (e.g., dishwashing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment)
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Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food
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Supporting inventory maintenance duties
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Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., mopping, sweeping, emptying trash cans, etc.)
Job Requirements
Required
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High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
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Equivalent combination of education and experience
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1974, Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Hospital Camarillo has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement three years in a row, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.
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Pay Range
$24.00 - $26.44 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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