Make a Real Difference: Join Our Team as a Nutrition Assistant!

As a Nutrition Assistant at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you’ll play an important role in caring for our patients while also helping us care for our community. Through our partnership with Goodr, the food prepared in our hospitals is transformed into more than 4,700 meals for those in need—reducing waste and feeding local families. Your work helps make this possible, turning nourishment into meaningful impact.

Are you passionate about providing excellent service and understand the importance of quality nutrition in a healthcare setting? Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) is looking for a caring and detail-oriented Nutrition Assistant to join our fantastic Food Services team!

This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to directly impact the comfort and well-being of our patients, guests, and staff every day.

As a Nutrition Assistant, you'll be involved in:

• Nourishing Patients & Guests: Playing a key role in preparing, portioning, and serving delicious and aesthetically pleasing meals according to menu and dietary guidelines.
• Ensuring Safety: Adhering strictly to healthcare food service standards, including temperature monitoring, cross-contamination prevention, proper hygiene, and maintaining clear labeling and storage.
• Customer Experience Champion: Providing excellent customer service, understanding recipe ingredients to answer allergy questions, and ensuring a positive meal experience.
• Dynamic Responsibilities: Potentially assisting with a variety of tasks such as:
  • Cashiering and retail service
  • Assembling, delivering, and retrieving patient trays
  • Cold food preparation
  • Dishwashing and equipment maintenance
  • Catering support
  • Inventory assistance
  • General cleaning to maintain a pristine environment.

What We're Looking For:

• A strong commitment to patient care and customer satisfaction.
• Attention to detail in food preparation and safety.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn and support all aspects of our food service operations.

If you're ready to contribute to a healthier community with your skills and service, we'd love to hear from you!

Job Summary / Purpose

Participates in and supports all aspects of healthcare foodservice operations. Works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff.  

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations & facility guidelines. 
2. Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu & dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests. 
3. Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation. 
4. May be responsible for one or more of the following: 
• Cashiering
• Serving in the retail area
• Assembling, delivering and retrieving patient trays
• Performing cold food prep
• Performing utility assignments (e.g., dishwashing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment)
• Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food
• Supporting inventory maintenance duties
• Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., mopping, sweeping, emptying trash cans, etc.) 
• Performing other duties as assigned by leader

Required Education and Experience

• One (1) year of Food Service or Customer Service Experience
• High School Diploma preferred
• Cashier experience

Licensure and Certifications

• FHP State Approved: WA

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.

Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.

We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.