Nutrition Service Aide - PT (16 hrs/week, Evenings, 4pm-7:30pm) - Warren Campus

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Phillipsburg, NJ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Services Aide is responsible for performing a wide range of duties within the foodservice department. This role involves delivering and retrieving patient trays, stocking supplies, operating a POS system, portioning food, general cleaning, assisting with catered functions, and handling patient meal requests. The position requires adherence to departmental policies and procedures to ensure patient safety and food quality.

Requirements

Ability to walk for up to 7 hours, 30 minutes at a time.
Ability to sit for up to 1 hour at a time.
Ability to stand up to 1 ½ hours for 30 minutes at a time.
Frequently uses handling and occasionally twisting/turning.
Lifting (1-50 lb.).
Carrying (1-50 lb.).
Pushing (1-50 lb.).
Pulling (1-50 lb.).
Occasionally involves with stooping/bending.
Occasionally involves with climbing.
Occasionally involves reaching above shoulder level.
Ability to hear normal conversation.
General vision.
Far vision.
Peripheral vision.
High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.

Nice To Haves

Customer service and/or food service experience preferred, but not necessary.

Responsibilities

Prepares, sets, and serves all food as directed ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes.
Performs minor food preparation and portioning tasks in accordance with departmental policy.
Prepares and gathers all items needed for snacks and breaks and ensures they are delivered to the proper areas.
Helps in tray assembly.
Delivers trays to patients in accordance with established facility and departmental procedures.
Utilizes established two patient identifiers to ensure patient safety.
Double checks tray for accuracy and nutrition order compliance prior to delivery.
Ensures the tray is positioned properly for the patient; assists the patient with the opening of any tray elements; and checks with patient for the need of any additional or missing items.
Picks up soiled trays in a timely manner and returns trays to kitchen for proper cleaning and storage.
Ensures and maintains proper food quality and temperature.