Food Service Worker - Dietary

Conifer Health Solutions • San Antonio, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Worker performs various jobs for patient food preparation. This role involves duties for patient tray preparation, retail sales, and catering. Responsibilities include assembling patients' trays, preparing food items such as chopping, slicing, and peeling, and transporting food carts and trays to various units. The role also requires maintaining cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas, including washing pots, pans, and dishes, operating and cleaning equipment, sweeping, mopping, and disposing of trash. Stocking and cleaning nourishment rooms and refrigerators are also part of the duties. The Food Service Worker must adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations, utilize resources efficiently, maintain a safe work environment, address patient population-specific needs, and participate in Performance Improvement activities.

Requirements

• Able to read, write and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• 1 year in patient-feeding food service establishment
• ANSI Accredited Texas Food Handler or ANSI Accredited Food Manager course or Certified Food Manager from the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties for patient tray preparation, retail sales and catering
• Assembles patients’ trays
• Chops, slices and peels food
• Transports carts to and from the different units
• Delivers trays and snacks to the patient
• Transports food to other areas as needed
• Washes pots and pans by hand and by machine
• Cleans and sanitizes dishes
• Operates, cleans and sanitizes necessary equipment
• Sweeps and mops all areas of the department
• Collects and disposes of trash
• Stocks and cleans nourishment rooms/refrigerators as assigned
• Adheres to all local, state, and federal regulations
• Utilizes resources efficiently and effectively
• Maintains safe work environment
• Addresses patient population-specific needs
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees