Nutrition Assistant Lead
Multiple U.S. locationsJob$16.42–23.19/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Nutrition Assistant Lead supports food and nutrition services by overseeing meal preparation and delivery, food safety, and dietary accuracy. The role leads and trains employees, monitors compliance with food handling standards, and helps staff respond to dietary questions and concerns. Candidates need two years of food service experience or one year of hospital nutrition experience; a high school diploma or GED is preferred.
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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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Ensures employees follow healthcare food service industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Ensures processes and standards are met to avoid cross contamination. Ensures employees adhere to hygiene, food labeling, and food storage standards and maintains tools and equipment according to regulations and facility guidelines.
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Leads food and nutrition service employees including ensuring menu and diet accuracy, proper meal portioning, presentation and delivery, patient discharge follow-up, etc. Provides direction and development to staff not adhering to policies and procedures.
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Oversees food preparation and service to ensure the guidelines of menu and dietary requirements are met. Maintains foundational knowledge of recipe ingredients and food allergies in order to respond appropriately to dietary questions and concerns. Assists team members in applying organizational procedures and protocols to reduce the occurrence of errors related to dietary guidelines.
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Trains new and existing employees to follow departmental policies and procedures. Assesses training progress and provides constructive feedback for improved performance. Supports leadership in employee performance reviews. Supports leadership in the training of nutrition services team members related to areas such as therapeutic diets, retail responsibilities and other departmental areas.
Job Requirements Required
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Two (2) years experience in food service or
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one (1) year hospital nutrition experience and
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None, upon hire or
Preferred
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High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
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High School GED General Studies, upon hire
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 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. 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
$16.42 - $23.19 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,167 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.42–23.19/hr
- US median$17–19/hr2,077 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $19.81/hr, is 10% above the US median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Food Service jobs in Arkansas and 4,167 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
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- 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 (531 postings).
- Education
- 21 of the 4,167 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 31, 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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