Nutrition Service Aide - Part Time (16 hrs/week, Days) - Easton Campus

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Easton, PA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Services Aide performs a range of duties in the foodservice department, including delivering and retrieving patient trays, stocking supplies, operating a POS system, portioning food, cleaning and ware washing, supporting catered functions, and answering and processing patient meal requests. The role prepares and serves food as directed, helps assemble trays, and ensures food quality, temperature, portion sizes, and compliance with nutrition orders. The aide delivers trays using established patient-safety procedures, checks that trays are accurate and properly positioned, assists patients with tray items, and follows up on missing or additional items. Soiled trays are collected promptly and returned to the kitchen for cleaning and storage. On-the-job training is provided. The schedule is 16 hours per week, with weekday day shifts of 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. or 6:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m., and work every other weekend and holiday.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.
Customer service and/or food service experience preferred, but not necessary.
Ability to meet the described physical and sensory requirements, including walking, sitting, standing, handling, and occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of items weighing 1–50 pounds; hearing normal conversation; and general, far, and peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency.
Customer service and/or food service experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare, set, and serve food as directed, ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes.
Perform minor food preparation and portioning according to departmental policy.
Prepare and gather items for snacks and breaks and deliver them to the proper areas.
Assist with tray assembly.
Deliver patient trays according to facility and departmental procedures.
Use established two-patient identifiers to support patient safety.
Check trays for accuracy and compliance with nutrition orders before delivery.
Position trays appropriately for patients, help patients open tray items, and check whether they need additional or missing items.
Pick up soiled trays promptly and return them to the kitchen for cleaning and storage.
Maintain proper food quality and temperature.
Perform foodservice duties that may include stocking supplies, operating a POS system, general cleaning and ware washing, supporting catered functions, and answering and processing patient meal requests.