Food Service Attendant - Nutrition Services, Part Time

Dartmouth Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package including medical,','

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, NH is seeking part-time food service staff to prepare and assemble patient meal trays, deliver meals, assist in retail dining, and ensure sanitation according to hospital standards.

The role emphasizes adherence to standardized recipes, accurate menu handling, temperature monitoring, and inventory management while maintaining a safe, efficient dining operation in patient and public areas.

Qualifications

• High school diploma strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and write required.
• Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble patient meal trays according to procedures.
• Deliver patient trays and collect menus from units.
• Prepare food items following standardized recipes.
• Monitor temperatures and sanitize equipment and surfaces.
• Stock and label food items and supplies; maintain clean, safe areas.
• Serve in retail dining areas and handle customer inquiries.
• Perform inventory and ordering of food supplies.
• Follow state and hospital guidelines for safety and quality.

Skills

Reading & writing

Food service

Experience preferred

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Prepares, assembles, serves, and delivers food, and performs sanitation activities in assigned areas: patient area for patient tray assembly and sanitation; patient tray delivery and menu collection; or the detail dining areas. May operate dishwasher or assists with washing/sterilizing dishes. Performs cleaning and sanitizing duties.

Responsibilities

1. Patient Tray Assembly and Sanitation:


2. Plates food items and assembles patient meal trays. Assembles add‑on sheet items and tube feeding items following proper procedures.


3. Prepares food items for all areas, following standardized recipes and production methods. Prepares patient nourishment's and write‑ins as tallied following proper production procedures.


4. Ensures that area and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards and quality.


5. Loads and operates dish washing equipment. Takes dish machine temperatures daily.


6. Takes pot machine temperatures daily and pH level of sanitizer.


7. Performs assigned cleaning functions, ensuring that areas and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards of quality.


8. Operates floor washing machine


9. Maintains and properly stocks all necessary food and supply items.


10. Labels and dates all necessary food and supply items.


11. Uses and mixes chemicals in a safe manner. Labels all secondary bottles.


12. Patient Tray Delivery and Menu Collection:


13. Assists with tray delivery and retrieval.


14. Collects patient menus on assigned units.


15. Assists patients with menu completion using hard copy menus or laptops.


16. Performs inventory of food and supplies for assigned units. Assembles these supplies and delivers to the assigned unit.


17. Takes temperatures of assigned refrigerators and freezers and documents as required


18. Retail Dining Areas:


19. Performs procedures in the retail areas according to all State and hospital guidelines, including serving, and/or portioning of food, preparing items to order, informing/directing customers as needed.


20. Takes refrigeration temperatures, hot and cold food temperatures to assure proper storage and serving temperatures.


21. Cleans assigned areas/equipment following institutional standards.


22. Orders, collects and restocks food supplies in assigned areas.


23. Displays and labels food items using menu boards and POS signage.


24. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred.


• Ability to read and write required.


• Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• - None

Area of Interest: Service

Pay Range: $17.00/Hr. - $26.35/Hr.

FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.40 - 16 hrs/per week

Shift: Day

Job ID: 42053

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans.

Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmitive Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Dartmouth Health provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to applicants and employees with sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or interview process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.