Food Service Associate - Dietary Department

Responsibilities

• Affords assistance with dirty food tray removal from nursing units.
• Affords assistance with early and late food tray deliveries in a timely manner.
• Affords assistance with tray preparation and/or delivery, ensuring tray accuracy, adherence to special diets, and customer service.
• Affords assistance with tray preparation during meal service hours.
• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen equipment, utensils, and work areas, including the dish room.
• Washes dishes by hand or by machine.
• Serves food trays or nourishments to patient’s rooms or nursing units.
• Maintains compliance with JCAHO, State Health Department, and OSHA regarding ongoing required job training and health standards.
• Transfers food in kitchen and on patient trays in a timely manner and using proper protocol (wears hair restraint, gloves, and properly covers food to prevent contamination).

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Food Handlers Certificate required within 6 months of hire with recertification every 3 years.
• Serv-Safe Certification preferred.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

None specified.

Benefits

None specified.

Pay

None specified.

Schedule

Rotating.