Food and Nutrition Associate I - Dietary - Supplemental Varying Shifts

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

11d

About The Position

The Food and Nutrition Associate I supports food preparation and service in a hospital dietary setting. The role includes preparing menu items, recipes, therapeutic-diet foods, nourishments, and patient trays; helping patients make meal selections consistent with therapeutic diet orders; and delivering trays according to hospital sanitation protocols. The associate also maintains clean, stocked dining and cafeteria areas and performs dish-room setup, breakdown, cleaning, and sanitation. The position requires following health and safety standards to prevent cross-contamination, providing professional customer service, and assisting kitchen and café staff as needed. Other duties may be assigned.

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, independently complete basic checks required to maintain sanitation and productivity guidelines, and function with minimal supervision.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and push and maneuver carts weighing up to 350 pounds.
Ability to stand for up to three hours continuously.
Ability to ambulate safely while carrying hot items.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks for up to three 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 commercial dishwashers, meat slicers, commercial mixers, 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 by sweeping, mopping, removing trash, and cleaning the grease trap as appropriate.
Set up and break down the cafeteria.
Prepare and serve menu items.
Provide professional customer service.
Keep the cafeteria and dining room clean and stocked.
Prepare ingredients and other items for future recipes.
Follow recipes and 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.
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.