Attendant I - Food and Nutrition
About The Position
The Attendant l reports to the Director of Food Services. This position performs a wide variety of functions to ensure high quality, sanitary food service to patients and customers. The primary tasks of this position include but are not limited to: stocking of supplies; patient food tray delivery and pick up; portioning/packaging food items; assisting in the packaging of meals for meals on wheels, patient snack delivery; serving customers, processing dishes in the dish room, and helping to maintain the overall cleanliness of the cafeteria and kitchen. Must have basic English reading and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with co-workers, patients and care providers within the work environment. Must be able to perform basic math, i.e; addition and subtraction. Must be able to consistently exhibit considerate interpersonal relations with co-workers and maintain a strong customer service attitude, as demonstrated by behavior, when communicating and interacting with co-workers, patients and visitors. Attends monthly department meetings. Attends monthly departmental in-services. Wears uniform following the company and department uniform policy including appropriate hair covering at all times. Washes hands and wears gloves following serve-safe and state regulatory requirements. Completes all paperwork required by the position worked (such as dish machine temperatures). Demonstrates a willingness to assist co-workers and adjusts daily work routines to the needs of the department. Sets up, restocks and maintains a clean work station following all sanitation and safety requirements. Labels, dates and properly rotates stock. Completes work as outlined in the position job flow within the scheduled shift time. Delivers trays to patients following all facility and departmental policies and procedures. Completes annual departmental serve-safe food safety training. Demonstrates knowledge of basic modified diets. Wears personal protective equipment as required.
Requirements
- Basic English reading and verbal communication skills
- Ability to perform basic math (addition and subtraction)
- Ability to consistently exhibit considerate interpersonal relations with co-workers
- Ability to maintain a strong customer service attitude
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Responsibilities
- Stocking of supplies
- Patient food tray delivery and pick up
- Portioning/packaging food items
- Assisting in the packaging of meals for meals on wheels
- Patient snack delivery
- Serving customers
- Processing dishes in the dish room
- Maintaining the overall cleanliness of the cafeteria and kitchen
- Attending monthly department meetings
- Attending monthly departmental in-services
- Wearing uniform following the company and department uniform policy including appropriate hair covering at all times
- Washing hands and wearing gloves following serve-safe and state regulatory requirements
- Completing all paperwork required by the position worked (such as dish machine temperatures)
- Assisting co-workers and adjusting daily work routines to the needs of the department
- Setting up, restocking and maintaining a clean work station following all sanitation and safety requirements
- Labeling, dating and properly rotating stock
- Completing work as outlined in the position job flow within the scheduled shift time
- Delivering trays to patients following all facility and departmental policies and procedures
- Completing annual departmental serve-safe food safety training
- Demonstrating knowledge of basic modified diets
- Wearing personal protective equipment as required
Benefits
- Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
