Patient Meal Preparer

kansashealthsystem; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Health System seeks a Patient Meal Preparer for Acute Inpatient Rehab. Under supervision, you will prepare meals for patients, visitors and staff, sanitize work areas, and stock the food service department in accordance with dietary orders.

The role requires 1+ year experience in food service and a High School Diploma or GED. You will collaborate with the nursing team and dietitians to ensure quality service and proper dietary alignment.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience as a cook, dietary aide, or in food service.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Clean and sanitize work stations and equipment.
• Stock items in the food service department.
• Monitor meal quality and presentation.
• Communicate diet orders with nursing staff and dietician on call.
• Assist supervisor with inventory and resource distribution.
• Adhere to organizational policies and procedures.

Skills

Food safety

Team coordination

Diet order communication

Inventory management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Title

Patient Meal PreparerAcute Inpatient Rehab

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Under the direction of the Supervisor this position is responsible for preparing meals for patients, visitors and employees. The position will also clean and sanitize work stations and equipment as per regulatory rules and procedures and stock items in the food service department

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Assists supervisor with engaging employees in maintaining cleanliness of food service areas and equipment.
• Trains workers in performance of duties; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency of operations.
• Monitors meals to ensure quality and presentation are up to standard.
• Maintains patient diet orders, communicates with nursing staff and dietician on call with any questions or concerns pertaining to diet orders and or changes.
• Takes weekly inventory of foodstuff to ensure proper supply is on hand; also ensures standard of quality is met with foodstuff on hand.
• Performs Food Preparer responsibilities as needed.
• Adheres to organizational policies and procedures.
• Assists supervisor with inventory and distribution of hospital resources (time, supplies, equipment, etc.)
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• 1 or more years of experience as a cook, dietary aide, or food service.

Preferred Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• 3 or more years of related experience.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-49822

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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