Nutrition Services Aide

sluhn; Coaldale (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a food service assistant to support patient meal delivery on site. The role involves assembling and serving meals, assisting with tray preparation, and ensuring accurate, safe delivery to patients.

Experience in customer service or food service is preferred, and on-the-job training will be provided. This position supports hospital operations and emphasizes patient care and safety.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Prepares, sets, and serves food as directed with proper temperatures and portions.
• Performs minor food prep and portioning per policy.
• Gathers items for snacks and breaks and delivers to proper areas.
• Helps in tray assembly and delivers trays to patients.
• Uses two patient identifiers to ensure safety and accuracy of trays.
• Checks nutrition order compliance before delivery.
• Maintains tray placement and assists patient with tray elements.
• Returns soiled trays for cleaning and storage and maintains food quality.

Skills

Customer service

Food service

Education

High school diploma or GED

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.

Varied shifts, crossed train into other position of kitchen as needed.

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.

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