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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.
Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests. 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 and facility guidelines. Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience.
Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation. Provides service recovery efforts and escalates to leadership as needed. Job Requirements Required One (1) year foodservice experience and High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or High School GED General Studies, upon hire or Equivalent combination of education and experience None, upon hire 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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About the role
As a Nutrition Assistant, you will assist in delivering high-quality, safe, and efficient food services to patients and staff.