NUTRITIONAL SERVICES - KITCHEN PORTER

Duties And Responsibilities

• Wash dishes from the kitchen, patient room-service and café in a timely manner
• Wash dishes using a commercial dish washing machine
• Air dry dishes on drying racks
• Return dishes to their correct locations in the kitchen
• Take and document dish washer temperatures as outlined in department procedures
• Assist in gathering patient meal trays if needed from the nursing floors throughout the hospitals and return them to the dish room to be cleaned and processed
• Assist in keeping the department room tidy
• Assist the cashiers in cleaning off and sanitizing tables in the dining room as needed
• Clean up spills that may occur on the dining room floor throughout the day
• Take out department trash as needed
• Assist in the nightly cleaning of the dining room area as outlined in department procedure
• Throughout the day wipe up spills and keep floors safe
• Take out trash from dish-washing area as needed
• At the end of the day, dish-washing machine and area will be thoroughly cleaned according to department procedures, including sweeping, mopping, sanitizing, etc.
• Complete deep cleaning tasks as assigned
• Participate in continued education, trainings and maintenance of Food Handlers’ Permits
• Maintain current Food Handlers’ Permit
• Complete the standard Idaho Falls Community Hospital (IFCH), Nutritional Services Department and position-specific Health Stream educations in a timely manner

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: High school graduate (or equivalent); Food Handler’s Permit (required within 30 days of employment)