Food Service Worker-I

Southeast Colorado Hospital; Springfield (CO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Colorado Hospital is seeking a dietary services assistant to perform routine duties in providing meals to patients, residents, staff and visitors. Responsibilities include tray setup, serving meals, maintaining sanitation, delivering trays, washing dishes, and assisting with menu selections as well as light cooking as needed.

Successful candidates will follow safety and infection control guidelines and complete a Serve Safe course as soon as offered post-employment.

Qualifications

• Serve Safe certification is required after employment.
• Experience in hospital kitchen is preferred but not required.
• Experience in commercial kitchen is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Set up trays for patient/resident food service according to menus.
• Work hot or cold stations on tray service line and prepare modified diets.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary handling of food, equipment and supplies.
• Deliver trays and/or loaded food carts to nursing areas.
• Bus dishes, trays, and food for dining rooms and clean carts.
• Prepare and deliver beverages and between-meal snacks.
• Operates and cleans dishwasher and related equipment.
• Record resident/patient food and fluid intake when needed.
• Assist with menu selections and light cooking as needed.
• Follow recipes, directions, and infection control guidelines.

Skills

Follow recipes

Education

Serve Safe course

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:
To perform routine duties in connection with providing dietary services for patients, residents, staff, and visitors.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

• Responsible for tray setup for patient/resident food service following posted or individual menus.
• May work cold or hot stations on tray service line, placing appropriate foods on trays for regular or modified diets.
• Responsible for cleanliness of work area and for safe and sanitary handling of food, equipment, and supplies.
• May deliver trays and/or loaded food carts to nursing area or LTCC dining room.
• Busses dishes, trays, and food for dining rooms; loads, unloads, and cleans food carts.
• May prepare and/or deliver beverages, between meal snacks, nourishments, and late tray service.
• Loads, operates, and cleans dish washer, garbage disposal and other equipment.
• Maintains sanitary conditions in the work area.
• May assist residents and/or patients with menu selections.
• May record resident and/or patient food and fluid intake.
• Prepares coffee and tea for use in catering, cafeteria, and resident areas.
• Assists in receiving and storing food and supply deliveries.
• May occasionally assist in light cooking, such as pancakes, French toast, eggs, etc.
• Act in compliance with federal and state sanitary regulations as well as facility infection control guidelines and dietary policies and procedures.
• Maintain a clean, hazard-free work area.
• Performs a variety of cleaning-related and other general duties including washing walls, ceilings, vents, and sweeping and mopping floors.
• Attends meetings and in-service sessions, as directed.
• Requires regular attendance and punctuality.
• Performs other assigned duties.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not oversee other positions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

1. Successfully complete a Serve Safe course as soon as it is offered after employment.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Experience in commercial kitchen is preferred but not required.
2. Experience in hospital/nursing home food service is preferred but not required.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

1. Ability to follow recipes and directions accurately