Food Service Assistant - PRN - Evening Shift

CHSGa•Cartersville, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Assistant supports meal preparation and service for patients and associates at Townsend Park Health & Rehab. The role assists the cook with preparing meals, snacks, desserts, salads, and between-meal nourishment; sets up and serves the tray line; delivers trays and beverages; and follows diet orders and procedures for substitutions, leftovers, and nourishment service. The assistant also cleans dining and kitchen areas, washes dishes and cookware, handles garbage, maintains stock, and records food-storage and sanitation temperatures. The position requires following infection-control and food-service procedures, using kitchen equipment safely, and communicating in a helpful, caring, and professional manner with associates, patients, family members, and visitors. The position is PRN on the evening shift and pays $15.16 per hour, with weekly pay.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively with associates, patients, family members, and visitors, and to respond to concerns in a helpful and professional manner.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly sitting, talking, or hearing; frequently walking and using hands and arms; and occasionally standing.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the cook with preparing meals, desserts, snacks, salads, and other dishes.
Carry trays to patients, serve beverages, take meals to patients in the dining area, and prepare between-meal nourishment.
Set up the tray line and provide tray-line service while following diet and NPO orders.
Offer and record menu substitutions according to procedural guidelines; properly store leftovers and opened food.
Clean dining tables after meals and clean the work area, kitchen equipment, and other surfaces.
Sweep and mop, remove kitchen garbage, and hose out garbage containers.
Scrape and wash dishes, pots, and pans; operate dishwashing and other kitchen equipment.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures and check and record water temperatures.
Check stock and put it away appropriately; store cleaning materials properly.
Check dishwasher sanitizer strips and chemical levels, replacing chemicals as needed.
Follow infection-control policies, standardized recipes, and procedures for serving associate meals.
Communicate with associates, patients, family members, and visitors in a warm, helpful, and professional manner; respond to concerns and answer questions appropriately.
Contribute to committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts, and perform other duties as necessary.