Nutrition Assistant Lead
CHI Saint Joseph Health System —Lexington, KY
- $18.06 - $25.51 an hour
- Full-time
- Hospital
- Customer service
- Mid-level
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Nutrition Assistant Lead

CHI Saint Joseph Health System -
Lexington, KY

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Job Details

Full-time
$18.06 - $25.51 an hour
12 days ago

Qualifications

Kitchen health and safety standards
Patient follow-up care
Staff supervision
Team member evaluation
Healthcare staff management
Customer service
Team leadership
Labeling
Spreadsheets
Food portioning
Performance feedback (performance evaluation method)
Mid-level
Patient service
Food sanitation practices
High school diploma or GED
Team development
Meal preparation
Team training
Kitchen staff training
Managing kitchen staff
Accommodating special dietary needs
1 year
Hospital regulatory compliance
Healthcare compliance
Hospital experience
Food Handler Certification
Addressing dietary restrictions in food service
Time/Temperature control for safety (TCS)
Staff development

Full Job Description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Nutrition Assistant Lead, you will lead the daily operations of Nutrition Assistants and nutrition support staff to assist in ensuring operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Participates in and supports 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.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

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.
Other Duties as assigned by Leader.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience
Two (2) years experience in food service or one (1) year hospital nutrition experience.
High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Licensure and Certifications
If a Food Handler Permit is a requirement by your state, county or local health code, you must obtain it within 30 days of hire or what is required by your state, county or local health code.*
Kentucky - Jessamine, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-proﬁt, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Pay Range
$18.06 - $25.51 /hour

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