Attendant II - Food and Nutrition

Hartford HealthCare•Manchester, CT

25d

About The Position

Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns. POSITION SUMMARY: The Diet Aide II 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; patient tray assembly; portioning/packaging food items; prepares hot and cold food items for daily use; snack and nourishment preparation; assisting in the packaging of meals for meals on wheels, patient snack delivery; serving customers; cashiering; processing dishes in the dish room, and helping to maintain the overall cleanliness of the cafeteria and kitchen. COMPETENCIES • Must have English reading and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with co-workers, patients and care providers within the work environment. • Must be able to write and follow written instructions in English. • Must be able to perform basic math skills such as addition and subtraction. • Strong organizational and time management skills are desired. • Must be able to efficiently and accurately operate a cash register. • 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.

Requirements

Must have English reading and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with co-workers, patients and care providers within the work environment.
Must be able to write and follow written instructions in English.
Must be able to perform basic math skills such as addition and subtraction.
Must be able to efficiently and accurately operate a cash register.
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.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Annual mandatory ECHN education is required as well as attendance at departmental training provided by management.