Food and Nutritional Services Aide

Lifepoint Health • Lynchburg, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

A Food Services Aide who excels in this role: Accurately prepares food trays for general and therapeutic diets and prepares special diet foods as necessary. Verifies trays for accuracy. Prepares and delivers items, such as trays or snacks, as requested by patient care units or patients. Deliver/collect daily menus and assist patients with ordering. Record meal intakes of patients. Maintains tray line in a clean, neat and organized manner and puts clean dishes and utensils away. Collect soiled trays and utensils from dining room tables and transport them to dish washing area. Use meal program to enter new patients and adjust diet orders as needed. Set up serving line with cold foods, condiments, serving containers, dishes, silverware, etc. according to the menus and as instructed. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior food service or customer service experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and great interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepares food trays for general and therapeutic diets and prepares special diet foods as necessary.
• Verifies trays for accuracy.
• Prepares and delivers items, such as trays or snacks, as requested by patient care units or patients.
• Deliver/collect daily menus and assist patients with ordering.
• Record meal intakes of patients.
• Maintains tray line in a clean, neat and organized manner and puts clean dishes and utensils away.
• Collect soiled trays and utensils from dining room tables and transport them to dish washing area.
• Use meal program to enter new patients and adjust diet orders as needed.
• Set up serving line with cold foods, condiments, serving containers, dishes, silverware, etc. according to the menus and as instructed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Brand new hospital, built from the ground up, with cutting edge equipment and technology!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED