Nutrition Service Worker - Nutritional Services
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
- Prior experience in food service in a health care setting
- Highly motivated, well organized and self-directed
- 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
- Readily learns and applies new procedures and technology
- Detailed attention and familiarity with proper patient identification procedures
- Prior experience in patient setting
- Basic knowledge of Safe Food Handling
Nice To Haves
- Some prior knowledge of special diets
- Telephone skills are helpful
- Prior knowledge of various types of food preparation and familiarity with quantity food service equipment, quantify food service experience
- Some knowledge of the cash register operation is desirable, along with some previous experience handling currency (both Canadian and American)
Responsibilities
- Patient tray assembly and distribution
- Dish room activities
- Proper operation, handling and cleaning of equipment
- Maintaining a clean and sanitized work space/area
- Delivery of meals, nourishments or floor stock
- Assisting patients with menu selection
- Assisting with tray set-up
- Opening containers
- Communicating related issues to the nutrition department or nursing station
- Printing worklists
- Completing a Delivery Cart Count sheet
- Nourishment labels
- Entering data related to floor stock and nourishment costs
- Determining food production requirements based on production feedback
- Responding to communications from nursing staff, patients and Nutrition Staff
- Answering departmental telephone calls and directing them accordingly
- Performing cold food production duties for patients, cafeteria services and coverage of the deli station
- Serving customers in the hospital cafeteria
- Assisting in catering hospital functions
- Covering catering shifts in the absence of the caterer
- Performing cash register functions during meal periods
- Proper management of currency and filing required reports
Benefits
- Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, current bargaining unit employees have priority consideration for this position if they apply within seven (7) days of the posting date.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
