Dietary - Patient Food Service Associate

About the role

The purpose of this position is to assist with tray line and meals along with cleaning of pots, pans, lids and patient trays.

Responsibilities

• Assembles and checks trays accurately according to Room Service Guidelines and Standards; measures and follows directions accurately; meets goal of 98% accuracy on all tray checks.
• Delivers meal trays to patients according to tray passing procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes workstation in accordance with Sodexo, BVHS, and all other regulatory agencies.
• Maintains accurate record keeping for food temperatures, equipment, and production logs per established guidelines.
• Initiates assignments promptly and proceeds in an efficient and timely manner; meets established deadlines.
• Attends monthly safety inservices, practices safety in daily tasks, and reads and signs monthly safety topics.
• Attends meetings on a monthly basis; completes documentation related to inservices, mandatories, and competencies without prompting.

Requirements

• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Ability to work flexible schedule for weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
• Adheres to the policies, standards, and guidelines set forth by Joint Commission, State of Ohio, Sodexo and BVHS.
• Ability to work well within a team environment; accepts and offers honest constructive feedback; supports team goals and encourages other team members; shows flexibility and adaptability in meeting constraints and demands placed on services.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Previous kitchen experience.

Physical Demands

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent activities in walking, lifting, bending, squatting and twisting. The associate will be required to stand for eight hours a day. The individual must be able to lift twenty to fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders. The associate must have eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity. The individual must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. The position requires excellent verbal skills to perform daily tasks.