Dietary Food Service Worker

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 1-year previous kitchen or food service preparation experience required, in a hospital environment preferred.

Other Qualifications Required:

• Ability to communicate clearly in both oral and written forms using the English language.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from residents, patients, physicians, peers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to work independently.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists cooks with meal preparation, as directed.
• Washes hands before handling food to be served, before touching clean dishes and utensils, and after touching anything soiled.
• Carries out certain duties routinely without direction, such as wrapping silverware and filling condiment containers in the dining room.
• Helps prepare, portion, wrap, cover, and refrigerate food for meal(s) assigned; for example, bags bread, dips jelly/fruit/desserts, makes toast, pours juice and milk, and makes coffee/tea, etc.
• Sets up trays and serving carts according to established procedures, delivers to unit(s), and notifies Nursing.
• Helps clear trays from dining room returned tray cart(s), scraping waste into trash cans.
• Uses food preparation equipment properly, cleans and stores appropriately, and reports.
• Repairs needed.
• Helps keep the kitchen floor dry, wiping or mopping up spills immediately.
• Helps stock supply shelves in the storage area and may help check in deliveries.
• Attends mandatory in-service education meetings and applies information to job tasks.
• Reports any evidence of pests or rodents in the kitchen area to the Dietary Manager.
• Maintains exemplary customer service principles for efficient food preparation and delivery.
• Assures personal compliance with all state and federal regulations, including bloodborne pathogens, infection control, use of hazardous materials, and fire safety.
• Assures personal compliance to patient’s rights.
• Complies with the schedule as established by the Dietary Manager.
• Other duties may be assigned.