Nutrition Assistant II

Participates 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 Function
Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu and dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and
equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests.

May be responsible for one or more of the following:
• Following therapeutic diet modifications and guidelines including allergy restrictions for all patient meal trays,
nourishment, snacks and supplements
• Printing, providing and following production tool and/or electronic meal tallies/differentials for food preparation
• Explaining basic therapeutic diet orders and menus and responding to questions from patients and family
members. Escalating additional patient nutrition questions or needs to appropriate clinical support team
members.
• Collecting patient food preferences and ensuring compliance with prescribed diet orders. Distributing food
preferences to the kitchen for menu planning in a timely manner.
• Operating electronic diet office software and tools following established procedures and protocols.
• Navigating electronic health records to access patient diet orders and nutritional reports.
• Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., cleaning the tray line, equipment, coolers,
office area, and emptying trash cans, etc.)

Required

• One (1) year of food service experience

Preferred

• High school Diploma 
• GED
• Customer Service Experience 

  The Woodlands Hospital a primary and secondary care hospital serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level II nurseries) and surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorders. Clinical affiliations include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Radiation Treatment Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital.