Nutrition Assistant I
Woodland, CAJob$31.29–35.95/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Nutrition Assistant supports food services for patients and staff at Woodland Memorial Hospital. The role prepares and delivers meal trays, assists with food preparation, maintains cleanliness and food safety, and responds to patient questions about dietary needs and food allergies. It also involves portioning and presenting meals according to menu and dietary requirements.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our 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 in this role, 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.
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Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
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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.
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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.
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Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation
Job Requirements
Required
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High School GED General Studies or
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Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Where You'll Work
Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital is Yolo County’s largest health care provider, serving the community since 1905. Woodland Memorial Hospital is a 108-bed acute care facility offering the most comprehensive range of health care services in Yolo County, including inpatient and outpatient surgical services, family birth center/labor and delivery, emergency services, home health services, palliative care, inpatient mental health services, sleep disorders center and cancer care services. With strong ties to our community, we believe in providing compassionate, high-quality health care to you and your family, close to home. Woodland Memorial Hospital is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems with a 22-state network. For more information, please visit our website here (http://www.dignityhealth.org/woodland) at www.dignityhealth.org/woodland.
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Pay Range
$31.29 - $35.95 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,090 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$31.29–35.95/hr
- California median$21–23/hr153 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr1,326 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $33.62/hr, is 50% above the California median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the top quarter of Food Service hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 191 open Food Service jobs in California and 3,090 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Red Robin40 open
- Compass Group, North America19 open
- ASM Global15 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 (413 postings).
- Education
- 16 of the 3,090 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 7, 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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