Dietary Worker (SOH)

Northwell Health

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Prepares and delivers food trays to hospital patients by performing the following duties. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Requirements

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
One to three months related experience and/or training preferred.

Responsibilities

Reads meal tickets on trays to determine items to place on tray.
Serves food items using appropriate utensils for correct serving size.
Places items such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays.
Prepares food items such as sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages.
Places servings in blender to make foods for soft or liquid diets.
Apportions and places food servings on plates and trays according to diet list on menu card.
Examines filled tray for completeness.
Pushes carts to units.
Serves trays to patients.
Collects and stacks dirty dishes on cart and returns cart to kitchen.
Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and ovens.
Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers.
Records food temperatures of food being served to patients and residents.
Maintains cooperative working relationship with peers, management and customers.
Demonstrates flexibility and consideration during interaction with peers, management and customers.
Demonstrates ability to listen effectively and respond to customer needs.
Demonstrates a willingness to cooperate and be respectful to others level of skills and abilities, shows flexibility, offers assistance and works effectively and efficiently with others to accomplish goals and objectives.
Employee is required to work in a safe manner.
Demonstrates ability to maintain attendance standards established by the department.
Ability to conduct himself/herself in a manner which conforms with the HIPAA Compliance Program and applicable facility policy and procedures for patient confidentiality.
Ability to conduct themselves in conformity with LIH Security policy and procedures.
Performs other duties, as required.