Dietary Worker

Montefiore Health System; United States; In loco; USD 28.000 - 40.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is seeking a Dietary Worker to support patient meal production and catering services. You will assist with plating and assembling trays, maintain sanitation, and ensure timely service in a fast-paced hospital kitchen.

Responsibilities include setting up the tray line, cleaning equipment, and following NYSDOH and JCAHO standards. Evening shifts with rotating days and part-time schedule emphasize reliability and teamwork in a healthcare environment.

Competenze

• High School or GED required.
• Experience in customer service preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety practices preferred.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Familiarity with kitchen equipment including tray line systems and dishwashers preferred.

Mansioni

• Prepare and assemble patient trays with timely plating.
• Ensure accurate completion of trays and proper portioning.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of all kitchen equipment.
• Set up tray lines for meal service and restock as needed.
• Operate pot washing and cleaning of all pots and pans.

Conoscenze

Customer service

Food safety knowledge

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Formazione

High School or GED

Strumenti

Tray line conveyor belt

Coffee machine

Dishwashing machine

Food carts

Pot washing machine

Descrizione del lavoro

City/State:

Mount Vernon, New York

Grant Funded:

No

Department:

MMV Food and Nutrition Services

Bargaining Unit:

1199

Work Shift:

Evening

Work Days:

ROTATING SCHEDULE

Scheduled Hours:

3:30 PM-7 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours:

3.75 HOURS

Hourly Rate:

$24.46

For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Job Summary

Dietary workers perform a variety of duties relating to plating and assembly of patient tray food production and catering in a cost and time effective manner. Sanitation of all areas and equipment, cleaning and sanitizing of all cooking utensils to include (but not limited to) pots, pans, serving utensils, steam kettles, refuse removal, dish washing, transportation, and retrieval of food carts

Essential Functions

• Assures the timely plating of all foods by preparing tray line for the plating and serving of all food by setting up all cooked and prepared foods, dishes, trays, flatware, etc. at stations
• Patient receives an accurate and complete food tray.
• Assures that all equipment is clean and sanitary by cleaning all kitchen equipment (but not limited to) steam tables, refrigerators, warmers, food carts, mobile equipment, work tables, coffee machines, dish washer, pot washer, slicing machines, mixers, grinders, food carts, ovens, steamers, mobile equipment, freezers, blenders, can openers and microwaves.
  * 100% compliment to NYSDOH and JCAHO codes.
• Set up tray assembly for meal service to include (but not limited to) hot and cold food items, proper serving utensils, paper supplies and to restock as needed while tray line is in progress.
  * Tray line always starts and finishes on schedule.
• Removes rubbish as needed, to include (but not limited to) Kitchen, Hot and Cold Production Area, Ingredient Room, Storeroom, Pot washing Area, Tray Assembly Area and Cafeteria.
  * 100% compliment to NYSDOH and JCAHO codes.
• Operates the pot washing machine and cleans, sanitizes and stores all pots and pans.
  * Cooks and dietary aides always have the necessary working tools.

Qualifications

• High School Required or GED Equivalent
• Experience in Customer Service Preferred
• Knowledge and experience in food safety preferred.
• English proficiency (must be able to speak, read and write effectively)
• Knowledge of tray line conveyor belt, coffee machine, food carts, dish washing machine, pot washing machine pulper (where applicable) preferred.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.