Catering Assistant - Chambersburg Hospital - Day/Evening

WellSpan Health•Chambersburg, PA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of management, performs a variety of duties, as assigned, to provide prompt, accurate, and attractive food service to patients and customers in a safe and sanitary manner; also performs appropriate cleaning/sanitation activities.

Requirements

Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required.
High school graduate or the equivalent preferred.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a health care food service or restaurant setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Thinks critically; utilizes sound judgment; promptly reports potential risks.
Maintains state of art knowledge of area of specialty, healthcare trends and practice, and populations served.
Maintains a level of computer literacy appropriate to their role.
Meets and maintains current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required.
Completes hospital-required reviews, e.g. HIPAA, safety, health screening, care concerns, and others as assigned.
Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.
Demonstrates commitment to the values of the department to ensure the quality of service provided.
Demonstrates knowledge of own role in the event of a fire.
Demonstrates high standards of personal hygiene; washes hands using proper technique.
Wears approved hair restraints in food preparation areas.
Demonstrates proper glove usage.
Handles dishes properly, being careful not to contaminate serving surfaces.
Demonstrates proper portion control when portioning foods.
Demonstrates cost effectiveness as evidenced through efficient use of materials.
Demonstrates proper food handling techniques; follows HACCP guidelines.
Labels/ dates food products correctly.
Attends scheduled in-service programs.
Has sufficient knowledge of modified diets and places proper foods and condiments on trays; has correct placement of items on tray.
Exhibits proper use of equipment; reports defective equipment or unsafe conditions immediately.
Consistently documents correct dish machine temperatures and reports sub-standards immediately.
Keeps area and equipment clean and sanitized according to established departmental standards as observed by QA activities.
Takes direction well from management and puts instruction into effect.
Communicates well with others as evidenced by proper and timely job completion.
Supports coworkers as directed in all aspects of department operations.
Participates in cross-training for Catering Associate job functions under guidance of management, and fulfills obligations of the position as assigned.