Nutrition Ambassador

Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.

Salary Range: $17.34 - $27.30

Overview

Pool Employees of Confluence Health receive a range of benefits in addition to compensation.

• Retirement Plan
• Pool Differential
• Sick Leave
• Shift Differential
• Employee Assistance Program

Courteously and professionally assists hospital customers with meal selection. Assists food production staff with meal assembly, ensuring accuracy, safety, and food quality standards. Provides high quality service to all customers.

Position

Reports To:

Kitchen Supervisor

Essential Functions

• Assists customers with meal orders over the phone in call center or at bedside.
• Utilizes food management software to submit meal orders, ensuring patient safety based upon therapeutic diet standards.
• Utilizes knowledge of therapeutic nutrition to guide patients toward food items consistent with prescribed diet.
• Assembles meal trays, ensuring accuracy, safety and quality standards.
• Serves as liaison between patients, nutrition personnel and the health care team regarding food and nutrition-related concerns.
• Handles food in accordance with internal food handling standards and guidelines issued by local, state, and federal agencies.
• May perform essential food service functions that may include meal delivery, inventory, operating food service equipment, cleaning and sanitizing dishware, equipment, and food production areas.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED-equivalent and one year of related work experience in the hospitality, retail or healthcare service fields, AND/OR any combination of experience and education that would demonstrate the capability to perform the duties of the position.
• Obtain and maintain a Valid Department of Health Food Handler’s permit issued by the State of Washington.
• Ability to read, interpret and apply documents such as procedure manuals, operating and maintenance instructions, and safety rules.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
• Basic computer skills.

Desired:

• AA Degree.
• Knowledge of therapeutic/modified diets or healthcare experience.
• Knowledge and use of food management software or Point of Sale (POS) systems.
• Knowledge of the operation of trayline services and other food-handling activities.

Physical/Sensory Demands

• Walking - Frequent
• Sitting/Standing - Frequent
• Reaching:
  Shoulder Height - Occasional
• Reaching:
  Above shoulder height - Occasional
• Reaching:
  Below shoulder height - Frequent
• Climbing - Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds or less - Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing:
  Over 50 pounds - Occasional
• Lifting: 25 pounds or less - Frequent
• Lifting: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - Occasional
• Lifting:
  Over 50 pounds - Occasional
• Carrying: 25 pounds or less - Frequent
• Carrying: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - Occasional
• Carrying:
  Over 50 pounds - Occasional
• Bending/Stooping/Crouching - Occasional
• Twisting/Turning - Frequent
• Repetitive Movement - Frequent

Working Conditions

• Not Specified

Job Classification

• FLSA:
  Non-Exempt
• Hourly/Salary:
  Hourly

Physical Exposures

• Unprotected Heights - No
• Heat - Yes
• Cold - Yes
• Mechanical Hazards - Yes
• Hazardous Substances - Yes
• Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential - Yes
• Lighting - No
• Noise - Yes
• Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation - No
• Infectious Diseases - Yes