Senior Dietary Worker (JR229790)

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

Job summary

ViziRecruiter,LLC. in New York, NY is seeking a Sr. Dietary Worker responsible for delivering and serving food trays to patients, assisting with menu selection, and ensuring adherence to sanitary standards.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and be capable of pushing food trucks and passing an OHS fit test. This role is vital to maintain patient satisfaction and safety during dining.

Qualifications

• High School Required.
• Proficient in pushing food trucks.
• Pass OHS fit test.
• Complete OHS annual assessment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, serve, and retrieve patient food trays.
• Assist patients in menu selection.
• Ensure accurate and complete food trays.
• Maintain sanitary and safety standards.
• Train other employees in responsibilities.

Job description

Introduction

To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

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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. To ensure each patient's dietary needs are met.
• Assist patients in menu selection. To identify food preferences.
• Assemble and deliver early/late trays. To 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. To ensure that all patients are fed on a preset schedule.
• By a pre-established schedule retrieves food trucks from patient floors. To assure 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. Tags and removes broken equipment immediately. Communicates 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. To assure 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. 100% compliance to quality. Communicates observations of patient/customer status to professionals. Assists other staff members on a team within the scope of practice. Interacts with co-workers in a manner that promotes team building.
• Is responsible and accountable for own actions. Adheres to MMC'S HR P & P. Reports on/off duty to designated Supervisor for the smooth running of the operation.

Requirements

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