Kitchen Helper

Cape Cod Healthcare Inc.; Falmouth (MA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Cod Healthcare Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking a part-time Hospital Dietary Aide to set out, serve, and deliver patient meals and assist with kitchen clean up. The role supports the Dietary Food Service team under the Dietary Manager's supervision.

Responsibilities include assembling cold items, setting up patient trays, assisting with dishwashing, inventory tasks, and ensuring meals meet dietary specifications. Flexible schedule includes early shifts and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, and understand English.
• Must follow written and verbal instructions.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Able to interact and relate to public and fellow workers.
• Ability to work in a flexible environment.
• Willingness to try new approaches to situations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble cold food items according to census and hospital specifications.
• Set up patient trays according to menus and diet instructions; assist with delivery of trays when needed and return trays to dietary after meals.
• Supply floor pantries with needed listed food items. Clean pantries and clean and defrost refrigerators as assigned. Make and deliver requested between-meal nourishments.
• Assist in dish room with de-traying, dishwashing, and storage of clean dish items.
• Take fruit and vegetable inventory twice weekly, as assigned.
• Make coffee for Hospital meetings. Sets up hospital functions under supervision of the Food Service Manager or designee.
• Sweep and mop Kitchen, walk in, and storeroom floors daily.
• Other general cleaning as assigned.
• Wash pots, pans and utensils, and help with vegetable prep.
• Completes production for all dietary needs.
• Must wear facility provided identification badge.

Job description

Purpose of Position:

Sets out, serves, and delivers patient meals; assists in clean up of the kitchen facilities.

Description

• Must be courteous to patients, visitors, physicians, volunteers, and other employees of the organization.
• Under the general supervision of the Dietary Manager, and or designee and within hospital and departmental policies and procedures is responsible for the following duties:
• Prepare and assemble cold food items in accordance with census and hospital specifications
• Set up patient trays according to menus and diet instructions; assist with delivery of trays when needed and return trays to dietary after meals.
• Supply floor pantries with needed listed food items. Clean pantries and clean and defrost refrigerators as assigned. Make and deliver requested between-meal nourishments.
• Assist in dish room with de-traying, dishwashing, and storage of clean dish items.
• Take fruit and vegetable inventory twice weekly, as assigned.
• Make coffee for Hospital meetings. Sets up hospital functions under supervision of the Food Service Manager or designee.
• Sweep and mop Kitchen, walk in, and storeroom floors daily.
• Other general cleaning as assigned.
• Wash pots, pans and utensils, and help with vegetable prep.
• Completes production for all dietary needs.
• Must wear facility provided identification badge.

Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Must be able to read, write, and understand English.
• Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Able to interact and relate to public and fellow workers.
• Ability to work in a flexible environment.
• Interest in experiencing new opportunities in an environment of change.
• Willingness to try new approaches to situations.

Schedule Details: 32PP (16 Hours Per Week), Rotating Days, 6a-2p, Every Other Weekend & Occasional Holidays Organization : Falmouth Hospital Association

Primary Location : Massachusetts-Falmouth

Department : FHA-Dietary Food Service

Annual/Hourly: Hourly

Hiring Pay Range: 17.42 - 30.11