NUTRITION ASSISTANT 1
San Luis Obispo, CAJob$25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Nutrition Assistant supports food services for patients and staff by preparing and delivering meals, assisting with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness and food safety, and responding to patients’ dietary needs. The role may also include cashiering, retail service, tray delivery, cold food preparation, utility work, catering, inventory support, and cleaning equipment and work areas.
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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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High School GED General Studies, upon hire or
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Equivalent combination of education and experience
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None, upon hire
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range
$25.00 - $25.00 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,913 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25/hr
- California median$23–25/hr154 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr1,945 hourly ranges
This rate, $25/hr, is 6% above the California median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 194 open Food Service jobs in California and 3,913 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Compass Group, North America34 open
- Walmart13 open
- Chipotle Mexican Grill12 open
- Experience
- Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (531 postings).
- Education
- 21 of the 3,913 open Food Service jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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