Food & Nutrition Team Member - Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

American Addiction Centers

2d•$19 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Food & Nutrition Team Member is responsible for completing all duties listed on the job routine, which may include working in the Patient, Retail, and Catering areas of the department. Performing sanitation duties is a responsibility of all Food Service Team Members. This role involves determining if perishable items need to be excluded from service due to spoilage, cleaning and maintaining assigned areas, preparing, expediting, delivering, and retrieving patient trays, preparing and delivering nourishments and floor stock, and assisting with patient food orders. The position also includes serving cafeteria customers, handling P.O.S. transactions, restocking service stations, preparing specialty beverages, following standardized recipes and food safety processes, working in the dish room/pot and pan areas, and assisting with catering orders, including set-up and clean-up. Maintaining the overall cleanliness of the department is crucial, which may involve cleaning heavy-duty equipment, floors with machinery, dishwashers, fryers, hoods, ovens, grills, and stoves. The Team Member must follow task flows and notify leads or coordinators of any deviations. Safety and sanitation are paramount, requiring adherence to department standards, regulatory requirements, and "clean as you go" practices. This includes proper use of chemicals, safety techniques when entering patient rooms and the department, practicing hand hygiene, using correct body mechanics, and adhering to proper food handling guidelines. Department standards include observing hospital and Food Service Department guidelines, attending meetings and in-services, completing required training, managing time effectively, and participating in the department's PI program to achieve positive outcomes and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year previous food handling experience, preferred
Food Service Handler training within 3 months of hire
Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language in order to fill out simple reports, as related to essential job activities.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to accurately count and perform basic mathematical functions.
Ability to relate to a diverse audience of individuals.
Basic Computer skills

Nice To Haves

High school, High School enrolled or GED, preferred

Responsibilities

Determines if any perishable item needs to be excluded from service due to spoilage. Places spoiled food items in waste buckets.
Cleans, maintains and stocks assigned areas.
Prepares, expedites, delivers and retrieves patient trays. Prepares and delivers nourishments and floor stock. Assists with patient food orders as necessary or assigned. This may require delivery food carts to patient units.
Serves cafeteria customers; Handles P.O.S. transactions; Wipes tables; restocks service stations; prepares specialty beverages
Follows standardized recipes, production standards, and food safety process as applicable.
Works in the dish room/pot and pan areas as assigned.
Assists with catering orders. Performs the set-up and clean-up of catering events.
Maintains the overall cleanliness of department, which may include the ability to clean and sanitize all heavy duty equipment, stainless steel areas, detail floors with machinery, delime steamers/dishmachine, maintain fryers, dispose of old oil, clean hood/vents and clean/maintain ovens, grill and stoves.
Practices safety and sanitation techniques that meet department standards and regulatory requirements.
Practices "clean as you go" in day-to-day task assignments.
Utilizes chemicals according to department and manufacturer guidelines.
Practices safety and sanitation when entering patient rooms and Food and Nutrition Department. Practices Hand Hygiene as appropriate.
Utilizes the appropriate safety techniques in the performance of duties.
Uses correct body mechanics in the performance of duties.
Adheres to proper food handling by following guidelines established by Regulatory Agencies and the Food and Nutrition Department.
Observes hospital and Food Service Department guidelines and policies.
Attends scheduled departmental meetings, in-services and other meetings as scheduled.
Completes all required CBT’s, hospital survey initiatives (example: culture of safety survey) and other training as scheduled.
Manages time effectively to ensure operational deadlines are met.
Participates in department's PI program by accepting and completing assignments; working to evaluate all processes and resolve identified criterion in order to meet standards for quality and appropriateness of patient care. Achieve positive outcomes and customer satisfaction.