Food and Nutritional Services Worker

Lifepoint Health • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

The Food and Nutritional Services Worker performs patient food-service and dish duties. The role provides customer service while taking patient menu requests and communicating dietary information to kitchen personnel preparing meals. The worker accurately identifies patients to ensure they receive the proper diet and nutritional supplements, follows diet manual guidelines and organizational and departmental policies and procedures, and uses downtime to complete assigned or recognized departmental tasks.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, coordinate, and manage multiple projects while maintaining quality and productivity.
• Customer-service orientation and ability to work well under pressure.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• Prior food-service or customer-service experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food trays for general and therapeutic diets, prepare special-diet foods as needed, and verify tray accuracy.
• Prepare and deliver trays, snacks, and other items requested by patients or patient-care units.
• Deliver and collect daily menus and assist patients with ordering.
• Record patients’ meal intakes.
• Maintain the tray line in a clean, neat, and organized manner and put away clean dishes and utensils.
• Collect soiled trays and utensils from dining-room tables and transport them to the dishwashing area.
• Wash dishes; clean equipment; wipe dining-room and worktables; clean utensils, pots, and pans; and mop dietary floors as scheduled or needed.
• Clean and maintain the kitchen, storage areas, and food-preparation equipment; wash, sanitize, and store trays, dishes, and utensils.
• Dispose of trash and garbage appropriately as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible-spending and health-savings accounts.
• Competitive paid time off and an extended illness bank package for full-time employees.
• Income-protection programs, including life, accident, critical-injury, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance, and identity-theft coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement and loan assistance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Employee assistance program, including mental, physical, and financial wellness.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed