Food and Nutrition Associate I - Dietary - Supplemental Varying Shifts

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

12d•$16 - $24

About The Position

The Food and Nutrition Associate I supports dietary and food-service operations. The role includes preparing and serving menu items, maintaining the dish room, cafeteria, and dining room, preparing food according to recipes and delegated instructions, and supporting patient meal services, including therapeutic diets. The associate follows hospital sanitation, health, and safety protocols and works with minimal supervision.

Requirements

General understanding of food sanitation standards and techniques.
Knowledge of the use and maintenance of commercial kitchen equipment.
Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
Ability to organize and prioritize work, respond productively and efficiently to changes in pace, focus on all areas of each task, complete basic sanitation and productivity checks independently, and function with minimal supervision.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and push and maneuver carts weighing up to 350 lbs.
Ability to stand for up to 3 hours continuously.
Ability to ambulate safely while carrying hot items.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks for up to 3 hours continuously.
Ability to tolerate extremes of noise, temperature, and humidity and work with others in congested areas.
Ability to meet set timelines and work under pressure.
Ability to operate equipment needed to complete tasks, including a commercial dishwasher, meat slicer, commercial mixer, and other appliances.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Set up and break down the dish room; ensure dishes are clean, sanitized, air dried, and put away before each meal service.
Maintain cleanliness in the dish room, including sweeping, mopping, taking out trash, and cleaning the grease trap as appropriate.
Set up and break down the cafeteria; prepare and serve menu items while providing professional customer service.
Keep the cafeteria and dining room clean and stocked; sweep, mop, and take out trash as appropriate.
Prepare for future recipes and follow recipes to prepare quality, nutritious food as delegated by the Chef and under supervision, including food for therapeutic diets.
Understand therapeutic diets and help patients make meal selections within their therapeutic diet orders.
Prepare nourishments and patient trays as needed and deliver patient trays while following hospital sanitation protocols.
Assist kitchen and café staff with other tasks as needed.
Follow health and safety standards to prevent cross-contamination.
Perform other duties as assigned.