Patient Meal Prep & Diet Support Aide

Indian Health Service; Zuni Pueblo (NM); Sur place; USD 29 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Indian Health Service, as part of the Department of Health and Human Services, seeks a Food Service Assistant at the Zuni-Ramah Service Unit in Zuni, New Mexico. You will support the delivery of nutritionally appropriate meals to patients on regular and therapeutic diets and assist in maintaining sanitary food service operations.

Your duties include preparing and assembling patient trays, verifying tray contents, and ensuring meals follow prescribed diets while maintaining cleanliness and proper

Responsabilités

• Prepares and assembles patient meal trays for regular and modified diets according to nurses' orders, diet cards, menus, and established dietary procedures.
• Portions food items into standard serving sizes using appropriate utensils and containers.
• Sets up and serves cold food items, including salads, desserts, beverages, and condiments.
• Reviews diet cards and menus to ensure patients receive prescribed meals.
• Verifies tray contents during final assembly and exercises responsibility for the accuracy of food items placed on trays.
• Prepares special feedings, nourishments, delayed meals, and meals for patients temporarily absent from patient care units.
• Prepares a variety of cold food items including salads, desserts, and beverages according to standardized recipes and established dietary requirements.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of food service equipment, utensils, tray carts, serving carts, coffee brewers, and work areas.
• Strips trays, removes food debris, loads and unloads dishwashing equipment, changes linens, and disposes of garbage according to established procedures.
• Washes, sanitizes, and stores dishes, cookware, utensils, and food service equipment.
• Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the department, including cleaning floors, walls, ceilings, refrigerators, freezers, storage areas, and food preparation equipment.

Description du poste

Indian Health Service, as part of the Department of Health and Human Services, seeks a Food Service Assistant at the Zuni-Ramah Service Unit in Zuni, New Mexico. You will support the delivery of nutritionally appropriate meals to patients on regular and therapeutic diets and assist in maintaining sanitary food service operations.

Your duties include preparing and assembling patient trays, verifying tray contents, and ensuring meals follow prescribed diets while maintaining cleanliness and proper