Food Services Associate I

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center•Christiansburg, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs a variety of assigned duties, including assisting patients with menu selection, handling accurate cash and charge transactions in compliance with department procedures, and assembling and delivering trays, snacks, tube feedings, and nourishment. The role also involves customer relations and service delivery, food preparation and storage, and general sanitation of the department. Responsibilities extend to general food service tasks such as storeroom duties, tray assembly and/or delivery, and related cleaning. The associate is required to log temperatures according to documentation requirements, operate a cash register for customer sales, balance the cash drawer, and make deposits when necessary. Additionally, the role includes cleaning and sanitizing equipment and areas, providing catering services for events and meetings, and meeting with patients to obtain menu and snack selections based on physician diet orders.

Requirements

SERV-Safe Certification or equivalent certification from the Virginia Health Department or the ability to obtain certification within one year of hire date required for employees deemed in charge of departmental operations
Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
Position is deemed emergency personnel during emergency weather conditions
Must provide own transportation and travel to other Carilion work sites
May be required to work at other Carilion facilities to meet staffing needs

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED
One or more years of food service experience

Responsibilities

Assisting patients with menu selection
Performing accurate cash and charge transactions in compliance with department procedures
Assembling and delivering trays, snacks, tube feedings, and nourishment
Customer relations and service delivery
Food preparation and storage
General sanitation of the department
Completing all general food service tasks as assigned, which may include storeroom, tray assembly and/or delivery, and related cleaning
Logging temperatures according to documentation requirements
Ringing up customer sales on cash register
Balancing cash drawer
Making deposits when needed
Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and areas as assigned
Providing catering services for events and meetings
Meeting with patients to obtain menu and snack selection per physician diet order