2nd shift

Waverly Health Center•Waverly, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a 0.9 FTE (36 hours per week) Nutrition Services Aide/Cook, working a 1st/2nd shift. The role involves assisting in food production, preparing patient food trays, serving staff meals, dishwashing, and maintaining department cleanliness. The Aide primarily focuses on patient service, following recipes, ensuring quality and temperature of food, and managing inventory. The Cook role also includes primary cooking duties, with a focus on café service, menu input, and maintaining food quantities. Both roles require patient identification verification, café service assistance, temperature recording, adherence to sanitation and safety guidelines, and stocking/rotation of inventory.

Requirements

Must possess high school diploma or equivalent.
Understanding of basic food preparation techniques is required.
Willingness to complete training/coursework in sanitation is required.
Ability to learn and navigate computer systems including the online training modules, the employee timesheet and the performance appraisal system.
Job specific systems are also required.
Must be able to read, speak, and write fluent English.
Must use, and require others to use, when in hospital and/or pre-hospital settings, proper body mechanics and ergonomics and, as applicable, lifting/moving devices.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in healthcare or food service is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assisting in food production, patient food tray preparation and service, staff meal service, dishwashing, and department housekeeping.
Following recipes for preparation and portion control.
Ensuring quality, appearance, and temperature of food served.
Assisting with food preparation for optimum nutrient preservation, minimization of waste, and efficient time management.
Labeling, dating, and rotating food per department guidelines.
Informing manager or assistant of equipment, food, supply, or training needs.
Monitoring food quantity and initiating need for back up options, maintaining appropriate levels of options.
Prepping and preparing main dishes for special functions.
Providing input on café menu selection.
Using computer system appropriately to access patient diet information.
Utilizing the patient Diet Report to identify patient diet and/or specific nutrition interventions.
Verifying accuracy and completeness of diet order with next shift; clarifying discrepancies with Nutrition Therapist or nursing.
Adhering to diet prescription when filling menu order, clarifying diet order with Nutrition Therapist or nursing when needed.
Assisting with preparation of patient food trays and patient room service calls.
Delivering trays to patient area/patient rooms, as appropriate.
Following department policies and procedures for patient identification; using two patient identifiers every time serving food to patient.
Assisting in serving meals to staff and guests; responding when help is needed (buzzer).
Cleaning dining room service areas.
Replenishing food and supply items as necessary during meal service.
Checking and recording temperature of equipment (dish machine, refrigerators, freezers, etc.) as designated on recording forms; alerting manager or assistant and Plant Services if temperatures are out of range.
Checking and complying with all food temperature guidelines; alerting manager or assistant if temperatures are not in range.
Applying strict principles of sanitation and infection control in the performance of duties.
Complying with current sanitation guidelines for handling food and cleaning equipment.
Checking equipment prior to use for cleanliness and proper functioning.
Cleaning equipment after use.
Adhering to assigned cleaning schedules.
Asking for help if any question about using equipment safely.
Complying with strict safety regulations in the use of all equipment.
Reporting malfunctioning or defective equipment to assistant, manager, and Plant Services immediately.
Checking in deliveries and putting stock away as needed.
Stocking café items and products for other patient care areas per par levels.