Food and Nutrition Associate I - Dietary - Temporary Employee DAYS

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary employee position in the Dietary department. The role involves food preparation, sanitation, and customer service within a hospital setting. The associate will be responsible for setting up and breaking down the dish room and cafeteria, preparing and serving menu items, maintaining cleanliness, and assisting with patient meal services, including therapeutic diets.

Requirements

General understanding of food sanitation standards and techniques.
Knowledge in use and maintenance of commercial kitchen equipment.
Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
Ability to organize and prioritize work, respond to changes in pace productively and efficiently, focus on all areas of each task, independently complete basic checks required to maintain sanitation and productivity guidelines; and function with minimal supervision.
Medium physical demand level.
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., push and maneuver carts weighing up to 350 lbs.
Ability to stand for an extended period of up to 3 hours continuously.
Ability to ambulate with hot items in a safe manner.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks for up to 3 hours continuously.
Must be able to tolerate extremes of noise, temperature, and humidity.
Must be able to work with others in congested areas.
Reaching, handling food, touching food, talking, hearing, and seeing is a significant part of the job.
Must be able to meet set timelines and work under pressure.
Must be able to operate equipment needed to complete tasks, (including but not limited to) commercial dish washer, meat slicer, commercial mixer and other appliances.
Able to set and meet timelines and work under pressure.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of therapeutic food production and institutional food production utilizing recipes.

Responsibilities

Setup and breakdown of dish room.
Ensure dishes are clean, sanitized, air dried and put away before each meal service.
Maintain cleanliness: sweep, mop, trash, grease trap as appropriate.
Setup and breakdown of cafeteria.
Prepare and serve all menu items.
Maintain professional customer service.
Keep the cafeteria and dining room clean and stocked at all times.
Prep for all future recipes.
Follow recipes and prepare quality, nutritious food as delegated by Chef and under supervision, including food for therapeutic diets.
Understand therapeutic diets and help patients make meal selections within all therapeutic diet orders.
Prepare nourishments and patient trays as needed.
Deliver patient trays while following hospital sanitation protocols.
Support kitchen and café staff by assisting with other tasks as needed.
Follow health and safety standards at all times to assure cross contamination never occurs.
Performs other duties as assigned.