Nutritional Services Worker

Citizens Memorial • Buffalo, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is hiring a Nutritional Services Worker for its Nutritional Services Department in Buffalo, Missouri. The position serves residents at Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, a 134-bed long-term care and skilled nursing center that includes memory care units for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The work shift will vary, and the position is PRN.

The role includes maintaining a clean workspace, using the dishwasher, communicating with residents and meal service, helping prepare salad bar items and desserts, serving residents at mealtimes, stocking incoming food shipments, and following proper sanitation practices. Cook duties include updating menu boards, following menus and recipes, maintaining appropriate food temperatures, working with two nutritional aides, communicating with coworkers, other departments, and residents’ family members, preparing and passing drinks and meals in the dining room, greeting and serving customers positively, and restocking kitchen and dining areas.

The position requires the ability to stand for 90% of the day and sit for the remaining 10%. Family and Friends CPR certification is required within six months of employment. Cooks must have a Food Handlers License; assistance with obtaining it is available.

Requirements

• Communication skills.
• Family and Friends CPR within six months of employment.
• For Cook duties: Food Handlers License; the employer will assist in obtaining it.
• Ability to stand for 90% of the day and sit for the remaining 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Experience is preferred; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Keep the workspace clean and clutter-free.
• Use the dishwasher effectively.
• Communicate with residents and meal service.
• Assist with preparation of salad bar items and desserts.
• Serve residents at mealtimes.
• Stock food shipments when they arrive at the facility.
• Practice proper sanitation.
• For Cook duties, update the menu board in the break room and dining room.
• Follow menus and recipes and maintain appropriate food temperatures.
• Work with two nutritional aides.
• Communicate with coworkers, other departments, and residents’ family members.
• Prepare and pass drinks and meals in the dining room.
• Greet and serve customers in a positive manner.
• Restock the kitchen, dining room, pantry, and break room.

Benefits

• Competitive wages.
• Annual merit increases.
• Employee wellness program.
• Additional benefits are referenced through the CMH benefits link, but are not specified in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed