Senior Dietary Worker (JR229786)

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

ViziRecruiter,LLC. is seeking a Sr. Dietary Worker to manage the delivery and serving of food trays to patients, ensuring dietary needs are met and hygiene standards are adhered to. The role involves direct interaction with patients and collaboration with the Food Service Department.

Candidates must possess a high school diploma or GED and be able to push food trucks. Adherence to health and safety protocols is crucial, and you will be responsible for training new employees in this role.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Ability to push food trucks and perform related duties.
• Must pass the OHS Fit Test and maintain annual assessments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and serve patient food trays, ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Assist patients with menu selection and preferences.
• Transport and retrieve food trucks to and from patient floors.
• Maintain sanitary standards and adherence to safety protocols.
• Train other employees for competent coverage.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Introduction

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Overview

Sr. Dietary Worker performs a variety of duties relating to delivery and serving patient's food trays and assisting patients in menu selection, and retrieval of food carts. Acts as a critical liaison between patient and Food Service Department.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, serve, and retrieve patient food trays. Ensure each patient's dietary needs are met.
• Assist patients in menu selection. Identify food preferences.
• Assemble and deliver early/late trays. Ensure each patient's dietary needs are met.
• Deliver bulk stock, supplements, and tube feeding to units/patient rooms and return unused cans to the main kitchen. Units are sufficiently stocked.
• Collect all soiled trays and utensils from units (including isolation rooms) on a timely basis and transport trucks to dish room. Patient rooms are free of soiled trays and utensils.
• Ensure the patient receives an accurate and complete food tray. Handle tray errors and late trays. There must be 100% tray accuracy at all times.
• By a pre-established schedule, transport food trucks to patient floors. Ensure that all patients are fed on a preset schedule.
• By a pre-established schedule retrieve food trucks from patient floors. Ensure soiled food trucks are clean and available for the next meal.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment through preventative and interventional measures. Adherence to MMC's Infection Control, Safety, and Disaster P & P's. Tag and remove broken equipment immediately. Communicate information regarding broken equipment to the charge person of the unit.
• Maintains required standards set forth by the NYSDOH by maintaining sanitary and safety standards. Visual inspections by Supervisors who refer to a checklist as mandated by the NYSDOH.
• Trains other employees in his/her area of responsibility. Ensure competent coverage of this position when a regular associate is not available.
• Utilizes effective interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with the Food and Nutrition Team. Ensure 100% compliance to quality. Communicate observations of patient/customer status to professionals. Assist other staff members on a team within the scope of practice. Interact with co-workers in a manner that promotes team building.
• Is responsible and accountable for own actions. Adhere to MMC'S HR P & P. Report on/off duty to designated Supervisor for the smooth running of the operation.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• Pushing Food Truck
• OHS Fit Test
• OHS Annual Assessment