Food Service Aide Per Diem

Bristol Hospital Group • Bristol, CT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of routine tasks to assist in expediting patient food services. Serves patient meal trays, loads/unloads trays onto food trucks, works in dish room, and sets up, prepares, and assembles nourishments and other food items.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED is desired but not necessary.
• Food handling experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assembles food items and delivers trays
• Refers to daily assignment sheet for the day's duty schedule.
• Assembles cold food items for patient tray line following production sheets and verbal instructions.
• Cleans and sanitizes work area upon completion of assembly process.
• Transports assembled cold food items to serving area.
• Sets up cold and hot serving stations with proper serving utensils, condiments, china and silverware.
• Inspects flatware, china, and trays for cleanliness, chips or stains, removing any that are not suitable for use.
• Working from color coded menus assembles patient trays; rotating work station on tray line, start station, cold station, hot stations; loading trays.
• Assesses food quality and food temperatures throughout the serving and tray assembly process.
• Throughout the day, assembles and delivers patient trays as to specifics and food items to patient rooms and nursing units.
• Performs food handling and clean up duties
• Upon conclusion of the tray assembly process, covers food and refrigerates leftovers.
• Follows proper procedure to clean and sanitize equipment and work area.
• As food carts are returned to kitchen, removes all trays and trash, and sorts and processes items for the dishwasher including recycling where appropriate.
• Puts away cleaned items and cleans and sanitizes food trucks.
• Cleans and organizes reach-in coolers, walk-in coolers, storage areas, work tables, shelves and drawers.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Operates dishwasher as needed or assigned.
• Prepares and delivers daily mid-morning and mid-afternoon nourishments.
• Fills bulk daily nourishment request for patient units.
• Willingly and enthusiastically performs other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates dependability
• Follows directions without repeated instruction.
• Listens to and respects the Food Service Assistant.
• Completes assigned tasks correctly and within time frame.
• Follows safety and sanitation rules at all times.
• Is on duty and ready to work on time.
• Agrees to work when asked during staffing shortage.
• Follows the standards for acceptable attendance.
• Takes breaks only when own work and team’s work is complete.
• Demonstrates initiative
• Initiates tasks without being told (knows and follows routine without reminders).
• Identifies potential problems and solves them effectively.
• Recognizes when someone needs help and assists without being asked.
• Recommends improvements to own job and department’s work in general.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED