Food and Nutrition Staff I - Cafeteria

CHRISTUS Health•Alamogordo, NM

About The Position

Performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled duties in the kitchen and/or dining room. Duties include preparing bread and butter, sandwiches, and beverages; plating salads and desserts; preparing individual servings of cold cereal, fruit juice, salads, and similar items; setting up and delivering food carts or trays; serving residents; setting up food trays according to diet cards; placing tableware on trays or tables; and portioning food. Scrapes food from soiled dishes, stacks and transports dishes to the dish machine area, carries and disposes of garbage, and cleans equipment, floors, walls, and related areas. Other related duties may be assigned. The role supports safe, sanitary, efficient food service and positive customer service. It includes maintaining an orderly work area, completing assigned cleaning, following sanitation procedures and training programs, and complying with applicable policies, operating standards, and regulations. The employee may deliver food carts to patient units where nursing staff deliver trays, gather and remove department trash to the compactor, and move cafeteria and Doctor's Dining Room tables and chairs for carpet cleaning or catered events.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Prepare bread and butter, sandwiches, beverages, cold cereal, fruit juice, salads, desserts, and other individual servings as needed.
Set up and deliver food carts or trays, serve residents, arrange trays according to diet cards, place silverware, glassware, and dishes on trays or tables, and portion food.
Scrape food from soiled dishes and transport 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 sanitation, including cleaning equipment, floors, walls, ice machines, and related areas.
Scrape, wash, rinse, sanitize, and store pots, pans, sheet pans, utensils, and small equipment; sweep, mop, and scrub department floors.
Maintain an assigned work area that is neat, clean, and orderly to support efficiency and food safety.
Deliver food carts to patient units where nursing staff deliver trays.
Move and set up cafeteria and Doctor's Dining Room tables and chairs for carpet cleaning and catered events.
Provide friendly, efficient, responsive customer service to customers, clients, residents, and coworkers.
Follow applicable policies, procedures, training programs, sanitation practices, safety requirements, and GCRMC operating standards.
Maintain required core competencies and records and reports needed for compliance with applicable regulations and codes.
Recognize and respond appropriately to the needs of the assigned patient/resident population, including age-related and other relevant needs.
Contribute to a positive team environment and communicate changes in partner morale or performance to management.
Perform other related responsibilities as assigned.