Nutrition Asst II (Rotating Shift / HCG)

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Job Details

Requisition # : 659970

Location :

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center,

Columbia,

MD 21044

Category :

Support Services (Services / Trades)

Schedule : Rotating Shift

Employment Type : Full Time

The Nutrition Assistant II plays a vital role in providing nutritious meals and excellent customer service to

patients, visitors and staff. This position involves food preparation, serving, cash handling, cleaning and

maintaining as safe and sanitary environment in the cafeteria.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all functions.

• Ensure proper set up of assigned cafe station.
• Serve food to hospital employees, patients and visitors while adhering to safe food handling, portioning,

and labeling for proper charging at register.

• Responsible to label, date and rotate food items, discarding those that are expired.
• Responsible to take temperatures of hot / cold foods and record on log noting corrective action taken for

any that are out of range.

• Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment following regulatory as well as department standards.
• Accurately process cash, credit and debit transactions, ensuring correct change is given and receipts are

issued.

• Ensure supplies are stocked to established par levels.
• Provide friendly and efficient service, addressing customer inquiries and concerns promptly and

professionally.

• Deliver meal trays to patients' rooms in a prompt and professional manner following established

protocols for entering the room and serving the patient.

• Assist patient with tray set up as needed.
• Collect unit utility carts after dirty trays retrieved from patient rooms.
• Adhere to hand hygiene and isolation precautions in meal delivery.
• Understand importance of complying with patient diet orders and restrictions.
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy when checking patient trays.
• Responsible for assembly and delivery of unit floor stocks.
• Assist with light prep such as plating dessert, boxed meals or snacks.
• Follow all safety and sanitation procedures, including maintaining food temperature and preventing

cross-contamination.

• Provide excellent customer service, ensuring the patients' meal requests and preference are met where

possible.

• Communicate any patient dietary concerns or issues to the Patient Services Manager or supervisor.

Salary Range : Minimum $0 / hour - Maximum $0 / hour. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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