Nutrition Assistant II

Founded in 1940, Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center is a 191-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Maria, California. Serving over 250,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, cancer care, orthopedics, and stroke care. Additionally, Marian Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and the only healthcare facility on the Central Coast to offer ECMO.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Nutrition Assisant II, you will participate and suppors all aspects of healthcare food service operations. Works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff.  Follows diet manual handbook and diet spreadsheets to ensure therapeutic meal compliance with prescribed diet order.help [who] [what] so they can [outcome].

Every day you will work with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff.  Follows diet manual handbook and diet spreadsheets to ensure therapeutic meal compliance with prescribed diet order.

To be successful in this role, you must

• Prepare and serve food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Maintain knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.
• Follow healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes.
• Avoid cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements.
• Maintain proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations and facility guidelines.

Required

• One (1) year of Food Service Experience

Preferred

• High School Graduate upon hire
• High School GED upon hire
• Customer Service Experience