Nutrition Services Aide (Part-Time, Days)

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

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Services Aide is responsible for performing a wide range of duties within the foodservice department. This may include delivery and retrieval of patient trays, stocking supplies in various areas of the hospital, operating a POS system, portioning food, general cleaning responsibilities including ware washing, delivering, staging, and cleaning up of catered functions, and answering and processing calls for patient meal requests. The role involves preparing, setting, and serving all food as directed, ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes. It also includes performing minor food preparation and portioning tasks, preparing and gathering items for snacks and breaks, assisting in tray assembly, and delivering trays to patients while ensuring patient safety through established identifiers. The aide will double-check trays for accuracy and nutrition order compliance, ensure trays are positioned correctly for patients, assist with opening tray elements, and check for any additional or missing items. Soiled trays will be picked up in a timely manner and returned to the kitchen for cleaning and storage. The employee must also ensure and maintain proper food quality and temperature.

Requirements

Ability to hear normal conversation.
General vision.
Far vision.
Peripheral vision.
Walking for up to 7 hours, 30 minutes at a time.
Sitting for up to 1 hour at a time.
Standing 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 with reaching above shoulder level.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.
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.
Stocking supplies in various areas of the hospital.
Operating a POS system.
General cleaning responsibilities including ware washing.
Delivering, staging, and cleaning up of catered functions.
Answering and processing calls for patient meal requests.