Nutrition Assistant
Hot Springs, ARJob$15–19.65/hrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Nutrition Assistant I at CHI St. Vincent serves patients, families, staff, and visitors by preparing and serving nutritious food. The role sets up patient trays according to menus and room-service requests, accounts for individual preferences and dietary restrictions, and maintains clean, stocked dining and food-handling areas. It also includes collecting used dishes, washing them, and supporting other food-service tasks.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Nutrition Assistant I at CHI St. Vincent, you will directly interact with patients and visitors everyday. You will personally ensure all dining areas are safely sanitized, well-stocked, and food is appropriately prepared. You understand most guests at our facility are dining with us for a reason and take great pride in giving them one less thing to worry about.
Every day you will serve the patients, families and staff nutritious food that promotes health and healing to the body. You will be expected to set up trays for the hospital patients, following posted menus requests from the patient room service program while taking individual likes and dislikes into account. You will also be collecting dirty trays and dishes from the patient care areas and cleaning dishes in an automatic dishwasher and returning these dishes in the proper storage areas
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Ensures all food handling areas are sanitized and disinfected for the safety of employees, patients, and guests
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Exhibits high degree knowledge in food preparation and food production
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Accurately portions meals and beverages including attention to detail concerning dietary restrictions
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Supports team members in all areas of food services including cashier, stocking, cleaning, tray service, dishwashing, food storage, etc
Job Requirements
Required
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One (1) year of Food Service or Customer Service Experience and
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None, upon hire
Preferred
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High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
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High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
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Cashier experience
Where You'll Work
CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements. With more than 280 licensed beds, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization serving the health care needs of Hot Springs, Ark., and surrounding communities. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock are two of just over 400 Magnet hospitals nationwide and two of just four in Arkansas. As a Magnet institution, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs achieved Magnet status for the first time on October 14, 2020 and employs the highest standards of quality and ensures that patient care and safety are the top priority. Studies show that Magnet hospitals have better overall patient outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals.
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance
Pay Range
$15.00 - $19.65 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,119 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$15–19.65/hr
- US median$17–19/hr2,059 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $17.33/hr, is 3% below the US median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 40 open Food Service jobs in Arkansas and 4,119 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Arkansas
- Compass Group, North America6 open
- Walmart6 open
- ARAMARK4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (521 postings).
- Education
- 20 of the 4,119 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 November 4, 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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