Nutrition Services Aide, Food Service - Full Time Days

St. Luke's University Health Network•Easton, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Services Aide performs a range of duties within the hospital foodservice department, including delivering and retrieving patient trays, stocking supplies, operating a POS system, portioning food, cleaning and washing dishes, supporting catered functions, and processing patient meal requests. The role helps ensure food is prepared and served at proper temperatures and portion sizes, and that trays comply with patient nutrition orders and safety procedures. This is a full-time day position, scheduled from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM. On-the-job training is provided. The position is based at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus, which is expanding its Heart Hospital and clinical services.

Requirements

Customer service and/or food service experience is preferred but not required.
Ability to meet the described physical and sensory demands, including walking, standing, handling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling items weighing 1–50 lb., and hearing normal conversation with general, far, and peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED equivalency preferred.
Customer service and/or food service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare, set, and serve food as directed, ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes.
Perform minor food preparation and portioning according to departmental policy.
Prepare and gather items for snacks and breaks and deliver them to the proper areas.
Assist with tray assembly.
Deliver patient trays according to facility and departmental procedures.
Use two patient identifiers to support patient safety.
Check trays for accuracy and compliance with nutrition orders before delivery.
Position trays for patients, help open tray elements, and check whether patients need additional or missing items.
Pick up soiled trays promptly and return them to the kitchen for cleaning and storage.
Maintain proper food quality and temperature.
Perform related foodservice duties, which may include stocking hospital supplies, operating a POS system, general cleaning and ware washing, supporting catered functions, and processing patient meal requests.