Nutrition Service Worker - Nutritional Services

The University Of Vermont Health Network•Plattsburgh, NY

24d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Supervisor, Food and Nutrition, the Nutrition Service Worker performs a variety of food service functions including patient tray assembly and distribution, and dish room activities. Adheres to general sanitation practices when handling food and equipment. Responsible for the proper operation, handling and cleaning of equipment used in performing duties. Maintains a clean and sanitized work space/area. Performs a variety of patient/Residents services. These functions include but are not limited to the following, delivery of meals, nourishments or floor stock, assisting a patient/Residents with menu selection, assistance with tray set-up, opening containers, communicating any related issues to the nutrition department or nursing station as appropriate. . Performs a variety of office functions including printing worklists, completing a Delivery Cart Count sheet, Nourishment labels, enter data related to floor stock and nourishment costs. Responsible for determining food production requirements based on production feedback. Responds to communications from nursing staff, patients and Nutrition Staff. Routinely answers departmental telephone calls and directs them accordingly. Performs cold food production duties for patients, cafeteria services and coverage of the deli station. Performs a variety of food service functions including serving customers in the hospital cafeteria and assists in catering hospital functions. Covers catering shifts in the absence of the caterer. Performs cash register funcations during the meal periods. This includes proper management of currency and filing required reports.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED Equivalent, or a Junior or Senior High School student with a reference letter from a faculty member preferred.
Must work well as a team member.
Must be able to push food carts with varying weights greater than 100lbs.
Must be able to lift items that weigh up to 50 lbs.
Good verbal communication and customer service skills required.
Readily learns and applies new procedures and technology.
Requires detailed attention and familiarity with proper patient identification procedures.
Basic knowledge of Safe Food Handling required.
Some knowledge of the cash register operation is desirable, along with some previous experience handling currency (both Canadian and American).

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in food service in a health care setting is preferred.
Highly motivated, well organized and self-directed.
Some prior knowledge of special diets preferred.
Prior experience in patient setting is preferred.
Telephone skills are helpful.
Prior knowledge of various types of food preparation and familiarity with quantity food service equipment, quantify food service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Patient tray assembly and distribution
Dish room activities
Proper operation, handling and cleaning of equipment
Delivery of meals, nourishments or floor stock
Assisting a patient/Residents with menu selection
Assistance with tray set-up, opening containers
Communicating any related issues to the nutrition department or nursing station as appropriate
Printing worklists
Completing a Delivery Cart Count sheet
Nourishment labels
Enter data related to floor stock and nourishment costs
Determining food production requirements based on production feedback
Responds to communications from nursing staff, patients and Nutrition Staff
Answering departmental telephone calls and directs them accordingly
Cold food production duties for patients, cafeteria services and coverage of the deli station
Serving customers in the hospital cafeteria and assists in catering hospital functions
Covers catering shifts in the absence of the caterer
Performs cash register funcations during the meal periods. This includes proper management of currency and filing required reports.