Food Service Attendant, Nutrition Services

About This Role

Serve patients and prepare food items within the Food & Nutrition Services department. This role involves patient meal tray assembly and delivery, maintaining sanitation, and assisting patients with menu completion.

Responsibilities

• Plate food items and assemble patient meal trays
• Prepare food items for all areas following standardized recipes
• Prepare patient nourishments and write-ins
• Ensure area and equipment are maintained to accepted quality standards
• Load and operate dishwashing equipment, taking daily temperatures
• Perform assigned cleaning functions, including operating floor washing machine
• Maintain and properly stock necessary food and supply items
• Label and date all food and supply items
• Use and mix chemicals safely, labeling secondary bottles
• Assist with tray delivery and retrieval
• Collect patient menus and assist with menu completion
• Inventory and deliver food and supplies to assigned units
• Take temperatures of assigned refrigerators and freezers and document them
• Perform procedures in retail areas, including serving/portioning food
• Display and label food items using menu boards and POS signage

Requirements

• Ability to read and write
• Be at least 16 years of age

Qualifications

• High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred
• Prior satisfactory work experience is desired

Nice to Have

• Prior satisfactory work experience

Benefits