Nutrition Services Aide: Patient-Focused Food Service

Cantex; Vidor (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health plan options

Dental plan options

Vision coverage

401K with company match

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Cantex in Texas is seeking a Nutrition Services Aide to support the delivery of patient nutrition services. You may prepare and serve food items, set tables and trays, and help with washing dishes and general cleaning to uphold sanitation standards.

Responsibilities include preparing dining room tables and patient trays, assisting in meal portions, delivering nourishments, and following safety policies. Must have a Food Handler Certificate and English literacy; experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Current state Food Handler Certificate is required.
• Experience in food service and with food service equipment is preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Assures that sanitation and quality standards are met.
• Washes and sanitizes dishes, pots, tableware, and utensils as needed.
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment as assigned.
• Completes Logs as assigned.
• Prepares dining room tables and patient room trays with proper tableware, condiments, and tray ticket.
• Performs various food preparation tasks and assists in apportioning servings.
• Prepares and serves beverages for trayline and dining rooms.
• Performs other cleaning tasks according to established schedules.
• Prepares and/or deliver nourishment and supplements identified with patient labels.
• Maintains tray tickets making changes as may be directed or necessary.
• Delivers soiled linens to laundry.
• Identifies and corrects safety hazards.
• Fills orders for between-meal nourishments as assigned.
• Wraps flatware in napkins, as applicable.
• Clears and wipes dining tables and trayline following meals.
• Maintains daily care of dishwashing, pot/pan, lavatory, and hand sinks, worktables, dish storage areas.
• Empties trash cans per shift and cleans as assigned.
• Performs floor care by sweeping and/or mopping.
• Has reviewed Cantex Continuing Care Network Policy and Procedures for Abuse Prevention and knows the employees responsibility to enforce it.
• Attends in-services, understands, and complies with Patient Care Management Systems.
• Responsible for assuring patient/resident safety.

Skills

Food service experience

English proficiency

Sanitation knowledge

Education

Food Handler Certificate

Job description

Cantex in Texas is seeking a Nutrition Services Aide to support the delivery of patient nutrition services. You may prepare and serve food items, set tables and trays, and help with washing dishes and general cleaning to uphold sanitation standards.

Responsibilities include preparing dining room tables and patient trays, assisting in meal portions, delivering nourishments, and following safety policies. Must have a Food Handler Certificate and English literacy; experience is preferred.