Nutrition Assistant

Northern Arizona Healthcare

Nutrition Assistant providing food services for patients, visitors, and staff at Northern Arizona Healthcare. Collaborating with Clinical Dietitians and maintaining high standards in food preparation and safety.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeCottonwood • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in food preparation and safe food handling techniques while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. Proficient in using electronic patient menu systems and collaborating effectively with nutrition and hospital staff to enhance patient wellness.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Yavapai County Food Handler's CardHealthcare Food Service ExperienceDiet Technician/Nutrition ExperienceElectronic Patient Menu System ProficiencyCash Register Experience

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Hard Skills

Food PreparationSafe Food Handling TechniquesCooking Equipment OperationMenu and Recipe AdherenceDish Room Activities

Soft Skills

CollaborationTraining New StaffCustomer Service

Tools & Technologies

Electronic Patient Menu SystemCash Register

Certifications & Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDYavapai County Food Handler's Card

Industry Keywords

HealthcareNutritional CareFood ProductionCMS ComplianceDietary Guidelines

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Nutrition Assistant collaborates with both nutrition staff and hospital staff to provide optimal care and wellness to patients, staff, and visitors of Northern Arizona Healthcare.
This position works with the Clinical Dietitians, and Cooks, by preparing food for patients, visitors, and staff using menus, recipes, production sheets, tally sheets, cooking equipment, cooking methods, and using safe food handling techniques to help provide optimal nutritional care and wellness.
S/he ensures that food production is of high quality and that all foods are prepared, cooked, and served in accordance with specified recipes and procedures.
S/he maintains and carries out all NAH policies and procedures and ensures compliance with all CMS, County and other applicable regulatory agencies.
The Nutrition Assistant participates in dish room activities, cashiering, call center, and positions on the patient tray line.
He or she may participate in training new staff, assisting with schedules for staff.
The Nutrition Assistant must know the electronic patient menu system and take room service meal orders in the call center following dietary guidelines and protocols.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent qualifying experience- Preferred
Yavapai County Food Handler's Card within 30 days of hire- Required
Barista coffee experience - Preferred
Healthcare food service experience- Preferred
Diet technician/nutrition experience- Preferred
Computer experience- Preferred
Cash register experience- Preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits package offered, including:
Generous PTO starting at 23 days per year
Medical insurance plans offered with $0 monthly premium for employee only coverage
$10 daily meal voucher for Nutrition department employees
401k with 5% employer match
Tuition assistance and scholarship opportunities