Nutrition Care Associate

at Intermountain Health

Record last updated: 5/30/2026 6:23:17 PM

Current Days Open
5
Reqs Seen
2
Current Min Salary
$17.25 (Hourly)
Current Max Salary
$22.43 (Hourly)
Historical Days Open
14
First Seen
7/30/2025
Lowest Min Salary Seen
$17.25 (Hourly)
5/30/2026
Highest Max Salary Seen
$22.43 (Hourly)
5/30/2026

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Full Job Description

Job Description: Performs a variety of food and guest service duties under general supervision. This position includes the following roles, which will vary by facility need: patient meal tray assembly and delivery, cashier, food assembly, food serving, and cleaning. Job Specifics: Full-Time (40 hours) Shifts: 1st shift is 5:00 am - 1:30 pm and 2nd shift is 11:00 am - 8:00 pm with weekend rotations. Benefits Eligible: Yes - Link to Benefit Details Uniforms are provided Make a Difference Through Food | Grow Your Career | Be Part of Something New Are you passionate about food and the difference it can make in peoples lives? As a Nutrition Care Associate on our Food & Nutrition Services team, youll support patient care and enhance the patient experience by delivering and presenting high-quality, nourishing meals for inpatients, visitors, and the public. Food is more than fuel; its comfort, healing, and connection. This role offers opportunities to grow your skills and expand into areas such as catering and other culinary specialties. Join a team thats building toward the future as we prepare for the opening of our new hospital location in 2030. Get ready to reach new heights, ignite your passion, and pursue what matters by cooking with us. St. Vincent Regional Hospital delivers compassionate, quality care to the people of Montana and Northern Wyoming, as it has for more than 125 years. In addition to 30 regional clinics, we offer a number of progressive specialty services. St. Vincent even has a special hospital within a hospital just for children, St. Vincent Childrens Hospital. What does it mean to be a caregiver with Intermountain? Check out this video and learn more and discover the Power of We. If you are interested in learning more about this role or about Intermountain Health, click here to schedule time with me! Essential Functions Delivers and presents trays to patients using the standard process. Performs food preparation functions according to system standards (following standard recipe, assembling ingredients) for example, prepares salads, sandwiches, vegetables, and fruit. Follows standardized practices relating to Nutrition Services (e.g. dining experience, meal delivery, maintaining required stock levels) Performs housekeeping functions including cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, floor care, and equipment (oven, fryer, hoods). Performs accurate cash/credit transactions according to system standards and independently resolves basic customer service issues. Skills Active Listening Coordinating tasks with others Guest focused Communicates clearly Attention to detail Qualifications Food Handler Permit or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work (required only in the states of Utah and Idaho). Demonstrated ability to work with modified diets (preferred) Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service (preferred) Physical Requirements: Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work. Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work at a grill or in a refrigerator and tolerate exposure to cleaning chemicals. Location: Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital Work City: Billings Work State: Montana Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $17.25 - $22.43 We care about your well-being mind, body, and spirit which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here. Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process. All positions subject to close without notice. Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery. Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. To find out more about us, head to our career site here. Sign up for job alerts! Click sign in at the top right corner, create a candidate account, and when we have opportunities that meet your interests, you will receive an email with the job details. Intermountain Health strives to make the application process accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact 1-800-843-7820 or email recruitment@imail.org. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. Introduce yourself to our Talent Acquisition team and we will get in touch if there is a role that seems like a good match. Intermountain Healths PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more. The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor. All positions subject to close without notice. Thanks for your interest in continuing your career with our team!

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