Service Aide-Food Service

About the Role

Under direct supervision, performs work of ordinary difficulty and responsibility in the areas of food services, housekeeping and maintenance and grounds operations; performs related work.

Responsibilities

• Food Services Operations:
  • Sets-up assigned station with appropriate items before meal service; checks for cleanliness before starting preparation of food.
  • Assembles prepared food on trays for patients according to menu cards or special diet lists.
  • Delivers trays to patients and collects/returns soiled trays to the kitchen area.
  • Participates in daily menu conferences and food service operations of cafeteria or dining room area, including organizing the serving area and collecting dishes and resetting tables.
  • Assists in cooking operations and prepares patients' between-meal nourishment and cold foods (e.g., salads, sandwiches, desserts, etc.) according to oral and/or written instruction; reconstitutes hot foods in microwave ovens.
  • Serves foods at proper temperatures utilizing appropriate kitchen equipment.
  • Cleans kitchen and dining areas.
  • Washes, sanitizes and/or sterilizes dishes, working areas/surfaces, utensils and equipment.
  • Collects, transports and/or disposes of garbage and trash in designated containers; runs appropriate items through a dishwasher utilizing appropriate cleaning and sanitizing agent(s).
  • Obtains stock from refrigerators and/or storerooms.
  • Loads and unloads stock, and dispatches and stores supplies.
  • Attends in-service education programs, as assigned.
  • Performs other related duties, as assigned or directed.
• Housekeeping Operations:
  • Cleans, maintains and/or sterilizes assigned areas of the health care setting by emptying wastebaskets, sweeping, dusting, vacuuming and washing/mopping floors, walls, ceilings, window sills, Venetian blinds, furniture and medical equipment with appropriate cleaning equipment, solutions and disinfectants.
  • Bags soiled linens.
  • Cleans mirrors and scours and disinfects toilets, sinks, tubs and showers using appropriate cleaning equipment, solutions and disinfectants.
  • Cleans unsterile trays and equipment.
  • Cleans and disinfects metal containers, sputum disposal room and equipment.
  • Distributes clean sputum cups, containers and paper bags for waste to patients.
  • Collects and disposes of cups and waste, handles and disposes of sputum specimen containers.
  • Fills ice compartment of oxygen equipment and obtains oxygen tanks when required.
  • Polishes metal.
  • Maintains floors by stripping, waxing and polishing utilizing appropriate cleaning equipment.
  • Collects, empties, transports and/or disposes of debris and garbage in designated containers.
  • Relines waste containers with appropriate liner(s) and transports infectious waste material to designated areas.
  • Assists in loading and unloading trucks and filling stock requisitions.
  • Transports household supplies and equipment and assists supervisor in such tasks as distributing cleaning supplies.
  • Moves furniture and equipment, and assists in the make-up and breakdown of beds (including their proper storage).
  • Maintains control over tools and equipment.
  • Keeps mechanical equipment in proper running order.
  • May perform auxiliary services in health care setting laboratories, pharmacies and other special areas.
• Maintenance and Ground Operations:
  • Maintains grounds, cuts lawns and shrubs and cleans walkways, including but not limited to shoveling snow, to provide for a physically safe environment for pedestrians and vehicles.
  • Assists with the removal of debris.
  • Assists in loading, unloading and storing supplies, equipment and/or tools at point of pick-up, delivery or distribution.
  • Fills and distributes/transports requisitioned records, materials, supplies and equipment including but not limited to food stock, cleaning supplies, medical supplies and ground maintenance equipment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write English and to understand and carry out simple instructions.