Veterans Nutrition Food Service Worker - Full-Time

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Providence VA, is seeking a Food Service Worker WG-03 for the Nutrition and Food Service. This permanent, full-time 40-hour position supports patient meal service and dietary accommodations.

Responsibilities include assisting with meal preparation, tray assembly, and diet-card usage, while maintaining sanitation and safety standards. Work schedule is rotating shifts, including holidays and weekends, at VA Providence Healthcare

Responsibilities

• Provides on-going instructions and demonstrates proper work methods to lower grade personnel.
• Prepares and delivers between meal nourishment and necessary tube feedings.
• Conducts hydration and snack deliveries to patients twice daily as requested.
• Checks menus, unit orders and portioning guide for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist patients with diet restrictions with daily meal choices.
• Sets up cold food items such as salads, desserts and cold beverages.
• Performs basic food preparation activities such as toast, egg and coffee preparation.
• Assists cooks by weighting and/or measuring ingredients and labeling them for use in the production area.
• Makes salads including molded salads from prepared vegetables and fruits.
• Responsible for correct portioning of salads, desserts, condiments, and beverages for tray serving units and cafeteria.
• Checks work in progress to insure compliance with written guidelines and instructions from the supervisor.
• Responsible for placing the regular selective or modified diet cards and menu during serving operations.
• Checks food as it comes from preparation area to determine correctness, quality, and temperature.
• Responsible for sanitation and proper handling of equipment, supplies, utensils and dishes used in preparation areas.
• Participates in cleaning the work area, serving unit, and/or dining room including floors, equipment, tables, etc.
• Maintains familiarity with all equipment in the unit and reports maintenance issue to the supervisor.
• Reads and interprets regular and modified menu, individual diet cards, or patient selections and places correct items on patient trays.

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Providence VA, is seeking a Food Service Worker WG-03 for the Nutrition and Food Service. This permanent, full-time 40-hour position supports patient meal service and dietary accommodations.

Responsibilities include assisting with meal preparation, tray assembly, and diet-card usage, while maintaining sanitation and safety standards. Work schedule is rotating shifts, including holidays and weekends, at VA Providence Healthcare