Food and Nutritional Services Worker Position Summary

The Food and Nutritional Services Worker is responsible for preparing and delivering meals, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and supporting food service operations to ensure quality, safety, and satisfaction for patients and staff.

Essential Functions

• Accurately prepare food trays for general and therapeutic diets, including special diet items as required.
• Verify tray accuracy and deliver trays or snacks to patient care units as requested.
• Clean and maintain the kitchen, storage areas, and food preparation equipment.
• Wash, sanitize, and store trays, dishes, and utensils.
• Set up the serving line with cold foods, condiments, utensils, and serving containers according to menus and instructions.
• Stock and store food items and maintain appropriate supply levels for upcoming meals.
• Assist with inventorying and storing incoming food supplies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Must maintain high standards for cleanliness, accuracy, and service.

Requires the ability to work under pressure and follow safety and sanitation procedures.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.

Experience: Prior food service or customer service experience preferred.

Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills; excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy. Must be customer service oriented and able to manage multiple tasks under pressure.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.