Food Service Worker

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, MA is seeking a friendly Diet Aide to perform a variety of food service duties in the main kitchen, including tray setup and delivery to patients.

You will stock and restock tray line stations, assist in loading trays onto meal trucks, and prepare between-meal nourishments, while keeping your work area clean and sanitary. Vaccination against influenza is required for all staff.

Qualifications

• Reading English and following verbal and written instructions.
• Writing at level three as documented on Invest software.
• Communication skills relevant to delivering patient trays and hospital contacts.

Responsibilities

• Pass menus to appropriate patients according to name and room number.
• Portion food for tray line.
• Stock and restock tray line stations with food supplies.
• Assist in loading trays onto meal trucks.
• Prepare and deliver patient nourishments and tube feedings.
• Inventory par stock for designated nursing units.
• Deliver late trays to patients.
• Retrieve trays from patient care area.
• Clean and sanitize assigned work area.
• Scrape dishes and load into dishwasher.
• Reset tray line for next meal.
• Work to improve department quality and collaborate with other departments.
• Follow directions of lead diet aide and supervisor.

Skills

Reading English

Writing skills

Communication skills

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you’re not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

A variety of food services duties in the main kitchen are performed including tray set up and delivery. Other duties as assigned are also performed.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• 1. Passes menus to appropriate patients according to name and room number, and presents a positive image to the customer.
• 2. Portions food for tray line.
• 3. Stocks and restocks tray line stations with food supplies.
• 4. Assists in loading trays onto meal trucks.
• 5. Prepares and delivers patient between-meal nourishments for Mount Auburn Hospital and necessary tube feedings.
• 6. Inventories par stock for specifically designated nursing units.
• 7. Delivers late trays to patients.
• 8. Retrieves trays from patient care area.
• 9. Cleans and sanitizes assigned work area.
• 10. Scrapes dishes and loads dishes and trays into dishwasher.
• 11. Resets tray line for next meal.
• 12. Works continuously to improve the total quality of the department and other departments within the institution.
• 13. Works under the direction of the lead diet aide and food services supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1. Ability to read English and comprehend and follow verbal and some written instructions.
• 2. Ability to read and write at level three as documented on “Invest,” the hospital’s Employee Learning Laboratory software.
• 3. Communication skills are relevant to delivering patient trays and for all contacts in the hospital.

Physical Requirements & Environment:

• 1. Thirty-three percent of the time is spent in the dish room scraping trays.
• 2. Noise levels and steam cause high temperatures.
• 3. Damp or wet floors.
• 4. Long periods of time standing.

Pay Range:

$17.00 - $22.88

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geographyof work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients’ lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled