Food and Nutrition Aide

Las Palmas Medical Center; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Las Palmas Medical Center is seeking a Food and Nutrition Aide to support daily kitchen and patient meal delivery operations in a hospital setting.

Under supervision, you will wash dishes, clean the kitchen, assemble patient trays, deliver trays, and assist with food production, ensuring food safety timelines are met and patient needs are met efficiently.

Qualifications

• Must obtain Food Handlers/Safety within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Wash pots and dishes manually or with machine.
• Removes trash from kitchen and cafeteria areas to trash compactor.
• Delivers clean items to proper areas for storage.
• Sweeps and mops floor with soap and hot water including under tables and refrigerators/freezers.
• Does assigned cleaning daily.
• Helps assemble and deliver patient trays.
• Delivers large carts and trays to the units.
• Returns large carts and trays to the units.
• Assists with food production.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Food and Nutrition Aide you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Las Palmas Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Job Summary And Qualifications
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under supervision, washes pots and dishes, manually or by machine, removes trash to compactor, delivers and cleans items to proper areas for storage, sweeps and mops floors, does assigned cleaning. Assemble patient trays, deliver carts, and return carts to kitchen after meals, and assists with food production.
POPULATION SERVED: Core competencies will be assessed primarily on the following patient populations served:
Cardiac/cardiovascular, neuron, GI conditions and diseases including but not limited to: CAD, PVD, COPD, CHF, metabolic disorders.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Wash pots and dishes manually or with machine.
• Removes trash from kitchen and cafeteria areas to trash compactor.
• Delivers clean items to proper areas for storage.
• Sweeps and mops floor with soap and hot water including under tables and refrigerators/freezers.
• Does assigned cleaning daily.
• Helps assemble and deliver patient trays.
• Delivers large carts and trays to the units.
• Returns large carts and trays to the units.
• Assists with food production.
• Other duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

• Food Handlers/Safety must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits
Las Palmas Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Las Palmas Medical Centeris a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region’s only kidney transplant center. The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center, cardiac care, women’s services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.