Nutrition Service Aide - FT (Evenings, Flex Shift) - Warren Campus

St. Luke’s Health Network, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Nutrition Services Aide to support patient meal service, tray delivery and related foodservice tasks. The role requires assisting with tray assembly, maintaining food quality and temperatures, and providing courteous patient-centered service.

Shifts include every other weekend/holiday and hours such as 6am-230pm, 10am-630pm, or 11am-730am. On-the-job training is provided to new staff, with emphasis on safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Customer service or food service experience preferred.
• Ability to operate a POS system and handle food service duties.
• On job training provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, sets, and serves food with proper temperatures and portions.
• Assists with snacks, tray assembly, and delivery of patient trays.
• Delivers trays to patients and checks nutrition orders for accuracy.
• Ensures trays are cleaned, stored, and returned for cleaning.
• Supports food safety and sanitation standards during service.

Skills

Customer service

Food service

Education

High school diploma / GED

Tools

POS system

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Every other weekend/holiday Shifts to work:

6am-230pm

10am-630pm

11am-730am

The Nutrition Services Aide is responsible for performing a wide range of duties within the foodservice department, which may include: delivery and retrieval of patient trays, stocking supplies in various areas of the hospital, operating a POS system, portioning food, general cleaning responsibilities including ware washing, delivering, staging, and cleaning up of catered functions, answering and processing calls for patient meal requests.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares, sets, and serves all food as directed ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes.
• Performs minor food preparation and portioning tasks in accordance with departmental policy.
• Prepares and gathers all items needed for snacks and breaks and ensures they are delivered to the proper areas.
• Helps in tray assembly.
• Delivers trays to patients in accordance with established facility and departmental procedures.
• Utilizes established two patient identifiers to ensure patient safety.
• Double checks tray for accuracy and nutrition order compliance prior to delivery.
• Ensures the tray is positioned properly for the patient; assists the patient with the opening of any tray elements; and checks with patient for the need of any additional or missing items.
• Picks up soiled trays in a timely manner and returns trays to kitchen for proper cleaning and storage.
• Ensures and maintains proper food quality and temperature.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Walking for up to 7 hours, 30 minutes at a time; sitting for up to 1 hour at a time and standing up to 1 ½ hours for 30 minutes at a time. Frequently uses handling and occasionally twisting/turning, lifting (1-50 lb.), carrying (1-50 lb.), pushing (1-50 lb.), and pulling (1-50 lb.). When performing essential functions, occasionally involves with stooping/bending, climbing, reaching above shoulder level. Employee must have the ability to hear normal conversation, have general vision, far vision, and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Customer service and/or food service experience preferred, but not necessary. On job training will be provided.

MINIMUM - MAXIMUM COMPENSATION PAY RANGE:

$15.45 - $23.18

St Luke's University Health Network is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate's relevant skills, experience, and education. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on state requirements.

BENEFIT OFFERINGS:

• St. Lukes offers comprehensive health, dental, vision, short term and long term disability, life insurance, generous PTO, sick leave and professional development opportunities.

Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.