Nutrition/Food Services Worker

About this course

The Nutrition/Food Services Worker course prepares new and current food service staff to work safely and professionally in a hospital or healthcare setting, where food safety, infection control, and patient diets carry higher stakes than in a restaurant.

What you will learn

• The food service worker's role, daily routines, and key terminology in a healthcare facility
• Ethical and legal responsibilities, patient rights, and confidentiality
• Food safety: types of contamination, allergens, and how to prevent them
• Health and hygiene guidelines, infection control, and preventing injuries
• Using, calibrating, and cleaning department equipment
• Cleaning, sanitizing, and trash removal procedures
• Receiving and storing food, and managing shelf life
• Heating, holding, cooling, and reheating food safely
• Preventing cross-contamination, including in self-serve areas
• Reading and recording information, and communicating on the job

How it works

• 100% online and self-paced, about 20 hours
• A short exam after each module
• Available 24/7 on a computer, tablet, or phone

Who it is for

• New hires in hospital food and nutrition services
• Staff working tray line, patient meal delivery, or cafeteria service
• Departments that want consistent, documented onboarding

Pairs with the Nutrition/Food Services Worker participant workbook. Enrolling a whole department? Contact us about group enrollment.