Nutrition Care Sanitation/Tray Line Stocker

About the Role

This position is responsible for maintaining sanitation and cleaning of all areas of the department including kitchen, dining room, and service areas while maintaining proper food safety measures. The role also involves stocking patient tray line areas, assembling meal trays, and assisting in pre-meal preparation of meal service. This position has no responsibility for providing care to patients.

Responsibilities

• Washes dishes and pots using dish washing equipment, cleans assigned areas and equipment daily, mops floors, and performs other light cleaning duties as assigned.
• Completes cleaning duties as assigned, including deep cleaning of work areas.
• Removes waste and recyclables from department using access to loading dock and compactor.
• Sets up food assembly areas, including the patient tray line, and performs other prep duties required to ensure well-coordinated food production and delivery.
• Prepares food according to instructions written in standardized recipes. Portions and packages food in a timely and sanitary fashion.
• Rotates, distributes, and puts away stock as directed by department.
• Maintains proper food safety measures.
• Participates as part of a team to ensure prompt and accurate delivery of food service.

Requirements

• Current Food Handler permit within one month of hire.
• One of the following licenses:
  • Current Food Protection Manager certification, accredited by ANSI.
  • Current Utah Food Handler Permit.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of operating mechanized equipment including slicer, mixer, and dishwasher.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous dish washing experience.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

This position involves intermediate working conditions in a healthcare setting that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects, such as medical equipment, while performing duties. The role may be subject to chemical and equipment hazards and requires standing and walking for sustained periods of time.

• Exposure to potentially dangerous cleaning chemicals utilized in sanitation procedures.
• Exposure to equipment/supply hazards such as wet or hot work surfaces, sharp edges on food wrap containers, open cans, meat slicers, and food processors.
• Lifting and/or pushing heavy supply containers, equipment, and food carts.
• Exposure to items discarded on patient and customer trays, including soiled bandages and tubing, spilled medications, bodily fluids, and patient care equipment such as used needles, clamps, and scissors.

Physical requirements include: Carrying, Climbing, Lifting, Listening, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking.