Food Service Worker - Food & Nutrition Services - Hopewell - Per Diem

Capital Health•Hopewell, NJ

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Capital Health is seeking a Food Service Worker for its Food & Nutrition Services department at Hopewell. This per diem position is responsible for ensuring the tray line is stocked and set up efficiently for meal service, serving appropriate portions to meet patient nutritional requirements, and adhering to HACCP guidelines. The role also involves various other tasks such as preparing food items, stocking cafeteria areas, and serving customers in the cafeteria. Capital Health is committed to providing quality patient care and attracting top talent through competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
Prior food service experience preferred.
Knowledge and Skills
Special Training
Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities

Responsibilities

Ensures tray line is stocked appropriately using menu and production sheets in a timely manner before each meal service.
Ensures tray line is set up with the appropriate items before meal service to ensure efficiency of tray line.
Serves appropriate portions and selections on patient tray line and late tray service to ensure patient nutritional requirements are met.
Follows Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines when handling food and when cleaning work stations and breaking down patient tray line.
Completes other assigned tasks including but not limited to the bakery, nourishments, salads, Meals on Wheels, and pre-prep, delivery of floor stock to Units, patient tray cart delivery to Units, and patient tray delivery and retrieval from patient rooms and service in the cafeteria.
Prepares list of items required for setting up assembly line by utilizing menus, and production sheets.
Delivers stock sheet to storeroom for filling and delivering to work area.
Gathers appropriate items and quantities for patient tray line by utilizing menu and production sheets for Meals on Wheels and all other patient tray line services.
Gathers any special request items for the tray line meal service.
Ensures special orders are identified and placed on the tray line.
Beverages are properly placed on the tray line.
Assists in set up of Meals on Wheels tray line set up.
Demonstrates understanding of portion sizes as set forth by the production sheets.
Handles comparison of production sheets to actual yield obtained by measuring items produced to items served.
Ensures proper item is placed on patient tray according to menu selection.
Handles comparison between actual item placed on patient tray to actual menu selection.
Utilizes appropriate utensils for portion control of food items on tray line as evidence of proper yield of item served to production sheets.
Stores all remaining patient care food items properly by covering, dating, and labeling.
Cleans tray line using approved cleaning products and procedures.
Cleans steam tables using approved cleaning products and procedures.
Cleans food warmers and refrigerators using approved cleaning products and procedures.
Cleans the floor after meal service, using approved cleaning products and procedures.
Stocks cafe areas with adequate supplies to meet daily service requirements.
Ensures Cafe opens according to posted times of service.
Ensures all food items are available at time of opening 99% of the time.
Greets and serves customers in a helpful, pleasant manner.
Serves customers quickly to prevent back up of lines.
Accommodates customer requests promptly and communicates special requests to supervisor/manager.
Communicates in a timely manner with production staff to ensure sufficient quantities of food for all customers throughout the meal period.
Ensures that proper food serving utensils are available for all items according to steam table diagrams and that utensils are washed, rinsed and sanitized prior to use.