Nutrition Assistant

UKH University of Kansas Hospital Authority

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Liberty, MO Until 10/4/2026 First posted August 5, 2026 Last posted August 5, 2026
Job description

Position Title

Nutrition Assistant

Liberty Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Performs a variety of patient food service, diet office and sanitation duties in accordance with safety, sanitation and service standards. Serves as a liaison between the patient, Food/Nutrition Services and Patient Care Services.

This posting is for a part-time shift need from 4pm-8pm (12 hours per week). Please only apply if you can work between those hours weekly, thank you!

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
  • Maintains a safe, sanitary work environment conforming to policies and regulations
  • Operates and maintains food service equipment
  • Communicates patient food needs and feedback to appropriate area
  • Processes diet orders, corrects menus, tallies menu items and performs other patient meal tasks accurately per established procedure
  • Serves and picks up patient meal trays per policy; records intake per policy
  • Stores, labels and dates food items; uses the First In, First Out (FIFO) methodology
  • Follows HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point) principles for time and temperature; records per policy
  • Serves menu items for patients and guests utilizing correct servicing utensil and serving size
  • Washes dishes, serviceware and pots/pans in the dishroom and pot/pan area
  • Removes trash, boxes and other waste from the department
  • Cleans throughout the department including but not limited to surfaces, equipment, carts, walls, and floors
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
  • These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience
  • Customer service experience.

Preferred Education and Experience
  • High School Graduate or GED.
  • Diet office, healthcare and/or food service experience.

Preferred Licensure and Certification
  • Clay County Food Handler permit or ServSafe certification within 30 days.

Knowledge Requirements
  • Ability to read, write, and perform basic math calculations.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-56316

Important information for you to know as you apply:

  • The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

  • The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

  • Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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About this role

Summary

Assist in patient food service, sanitation, and dietary tasks in healthcare setting.

Job title

Nutrition Assistant

Experience level

entry level

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Liberty, MO; remote not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

customer serviceability to read and writebasic math

Preferred skills

diet officehealthcare experiencefood handler permitServSafe

Specializations

food servicepatient caresanitation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Liberty, MO, USA

On-site City
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