Nutrition Assistant II

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Essential Function

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.

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.

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.

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.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work

performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all

job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other

duties as assigned.

Required

Two (2) years experience in food service or one (1) year hospital nutrition experience

Preferred

High School

Graduate

St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to residents of Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, and Clear Lake. The facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds, eight ICU beds and three endoscopy rooms, and offers a range of primary and specialized services—wound care, general surgery, gastroenterology, occupational health, heart and vascular, women’s services, diagnostic imaging, outpatient rehab services, and sleep disorders.