Dishwasher - Full Time

Barton Health; South Lake Tahoe (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Barton Health in South Lake Tahoe is seeking a dedicated dishwasher to support our hospital food service team. You will help with dishwashing, tray prep, and maintaining sanitary work areas in a fast-paced health-care setting.

The role requires physical effort, adherence to safety procedures, and reliable collaboration with nursing staff to ensure patient meals are delivered clean and on time.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety and sanitation procedures.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English; bilingual abilities preferred.
• Current California Food Handlers Card prior to hire or within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistently exceptional care and support in the dishwashing area.
• Monitor dishwashing machine temperatures, detergent and sanitizer levels, and report issues to supervisor.
• Sanitize wares using the 3-pot-sink when the dish machine is non-operational; identify proper sanitizer concentrations.
• Operate dishwasher and related equipment; report unsafe equipment to supervisor.
• Scrape, wash, and sanitize dishes, utensils, pots and pans to ensure adequate supply.
• Transport food carts and related items, pushing/pulling heavy carts as needed.
• Assist nursing units by keeping pantries clean and free of late delivery items.
• Follow departmental safety and sanitation procedures at all times.

Skills

Safety procedures

English communication

Bilingual preferred

Education

High School diploma or equivalent education/experience preferred

Job description

The dishwasher supports the mission of the department through: general clean up, washing of pots and dishes, trash removal, floor care and sanitation procedures. This is a very physically demanding job that requires pushing, pulling, frequent lifting, and working under warmer than normal room temperature conditions. The dishwasher is under the supervision of the Food Service Supervisor or Cook and reports directly to the Director of Food Services.

Qualifications

Education:

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent education/experience preferred

Experience

• Previous Dishwashing Experience preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of safety and sanitation procedures
• In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English; Bilingual abilities preferred

Licenses & Certifications

• Current California Food Handlers Card prior to hire or must obtain within 30 days of hire.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to work under warmer than normal room temperatures that are generated by a high temp dish washing machine located in the immediate work area.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate while in the kitchen.
• Occasional travel to various health system locations.

Essential Functions

1. Provide consistently exceptional care at all times.

2. Monitors and records dishwashing machine temperatures. Always check detergent level, sanitizer level, and operating temperature before each use. Report on any problems observed to the food service supervisor.

3. Demonstrates ability to sanitize wares using the 3-pot-sink when the dish machine is non-operational. Locates test strips and correctly identifies appropriate PPM of sanitizer

4. Properly operates dishwasher, garbage disposal, uses sanitation products and equipment per procedures. Reports on unsafe equipment to the supervisor.

5. Scrapes, washes dishes, utensils, pots and pans in a timely manner to ensure adequate supply for tray prep and cooking needs.

6. Collects, processes and disposes of trash, cans, bottles and similar debris and transports to appropriate disposal areas

7. Transports’ food carts to and from nursing stations in a timely manner. Requires pushing and pulling heavy transport carts on and off elevators, down hospital corridors, and in and out of the kitchen production area.

8. Assists the nursing unit staff with keeping unit pantries clean and free of late delivery meal trays and other soiled meal tray items.

9. Assists with keeping Hospital hallways free of obstacles that might impede the transport of equipment or patients.

10. Plays a key part in our patient and resident safety by following departmental policy and procedure for cleaning and sanitizing of dishware, cooking utensils, and production equipment.

11. Ability to identify medical devices or waste that is found on patient trays and to alert the food service supervisor of their discovery.

12. Ability to work independently, stay on workflow timelines, and meet deadlines.

13. Serves a hospital liaison when fielding visitor’s questions while moving through the facility. Must possess excellent customer service skills and be versed in all hospital services and their locations.

14. Assists with the delivery of resident and patient snacks to the nursing units.

15. Assists with the pickup of pantry stock orders submitted by the nursing units.

16. Cleans and sanitizes food carts after each meal delivery cycle.

17. Practices’ safety and sanitation procedures at all times. Keeps the work area clean, sanitized and orderly. Properly sweeps mops floors and stores equipment appropriately.

18. Assists with the maintenance of department equipment and supplies.

20. Processes kitchen floor mats, sweeps, cleans, and sanitizes kitchen floors at the end of each shift.

21. Must be self- motivated and adapt to the physicality of the position not getting off task during peak business periods.

22. Adhere to the safe operation of the hydraulic trash compactor and cardboard baling machine.

23. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perform duties in a safe and sanitary way.

24. Adheres to complimentary meal policy by paying for all other food and beverages.

25. Demonstrates a basic knowledge of regulatory and licensing standards and ensures that practice is compliant with standards.

26. Demonstrates ability to use MSDS information and PPE properly

27. Assists the food service supervisor in the ordering and storage of all cleaning supplies

28. Complete all annual required training as assigned by the Barton Education Department.

29. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

High School or GED or better.

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

CA Food Handlers

Equal Opportunity Employer

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