Food and Nutrition Staff I - Cafeteria

CHRISTUS Health•Alamogordo, NM

12d

About The Position

Performs unskilled and semi-skilled duties in the kitchen and/or dining room, including preparing bread, butter, sandwiches, and beverages; plating salads and desserts; preparing individual servings of cold cereal, fruit juice, and salads; setting up and delivering food carts or trays; serving residents; and arranging trays according to diet cards. Places silverware, glassware, and dishes on trays or tables and portions food. Scrapes, stacks, and transports soiled dishes to the dish machine area; carries and disposes of garbage; and cleans equipment, floors, walls, and related areas. Maintains a clean, orderly work area and follows sanitation, food-safety, safety, training, and regulatory requirements. Duties also include cleaning pots, pans, utensils, small equipment, floors, and ice machines; delivering food carts to designated patient units; gathering and removing department trash to the trash compactor; and moving cafeteria and Doctor's Dining Room tables and chairs for carpet cleaning and catered events. The description is not intended to be a complete list of duties; other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current American Heart Basic Life Support (BLS) card.
Food Handler certification from an ANSI-accredited organization, required within 30 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Prepare bread, butter, sandwiches, beverages, and individual servings of cold cereal, fruit juice, and salads; plate salads and desserts.
Set up and deliver food carts or trays, serve residents, arrange trays according to diet cards, place tableware, and portion food.
Scrape food from soiled dishes and transport stacked dishes to the dish machine area.
Carry and dispose of garbage, including gathering department trash and taking it to the trash compactor.
Complete daily cleaning assignments and maintain department sanitation standards, including cleaning equipment, floors, walls, pots, pans, utensils, small equipment, and ice machines.
Set up and maintain an assigned work area that is neat, clean, and orderly to support efficiency and food safety.
Deliver food carts to designated patient units where nursing staff deliver trays.
Move and set up cafeteria and Doctor's Dining Room tables and chairs for carpet cleaning and special catered events.
Provide services appropriate to the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, age-related, and other needs of the assigned patient/resident population.
Maintain required core competencies and comply with policies, procedures, training programs, sanitation procedures, OSHA requirements, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
Maintain required records and reports and comply with GCRMC standards of operation and Business Conduct Policy.
Maintain a friendly, efficient, positive customer-service attitude; respond to customer needs; contribute to a positive team environment; and provide additional services to enhance customer service.
Perform other related responsibilities as assigned.