Food Service Tech

WVU Medicine

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Tech is cross-trained in one or more patient tray assembly and distribution areas and may also cross-train in the dish room. The position prepares and delivers meals and snacks according to patient diet orders and preferences, supports sanitation and infection-prevention practices, and performs scheduled cleaning and dishroom work. The role requires following instructions and standardized recipes, basic math and measurement skills, basic computer skills, and the ability to adapt to changes in work volume and schedule. The employee must be able to work some holidays.

Requirements

• Current Food Handlers card, or obtain one within 30 days of hire through StateFoodSafety.com, ServSafe National Restaurant Association, or the local County Health Department, as required by County DHHR.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and read and follow standardized recipes.
• Basic math skills, including addition and subtraction.
• Working knowledge of tables of measure.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to organize work requiring concentrated mental activity.
• Ability to respond to changes in work volume throughout the shift.
• Ability to work some holidays.
• Ability to adapt to sudden and frequent changes in work schedule.
• Ability to handle, lift, and transport cases of products, including multiple 20-pound cases.
• Unimpaired visual acuity and hearing within the normal range.
• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and grasping.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience in a long-term care facility or hospital kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver food trays in accordance with established diet therapy protocols.
• Complete daily and weekly cleaning duties according to job descriptions and cleaning schedules.
• Use and handle chemicals according to vendor guidelines; never mix chemicals and ensure spray bottles are properly labeled.
• Interpret patient enteral feed orders and deliver the appropriate product and tubing.
• Follow Food Service infection-prevention policies, including hand washing and use of hair covers and gloves.
• Work with the director and manager to standardize work methods, and communicate patient nutrition issues to the dietitian.
• Clean and sanitize dishes, pots, pans, silverware, and other items when assigned to the dishroom.
• Visit patients to obtain meal selections in accordance with their diet orders and preferences.
• Coordinate with nursing to distribute patient meal trays and ensure patients receive meals according to their most current diet prescription.
• Assemble neat and appealing trays.
• Assemble and distribute patient snacks.
• Stock the work station or galley appropriately.
• Complete dishroom duties according to protocol, including weekly cleaning.

What This Job Offers

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