Maintains the supplies, general appearance and sanitation of the Room Service Assembly Station and prepares, assembles, and delivers food trays to patients.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Prior experience with food production for patients and/or retail

Qualifications

Job Specific Essential Duties:

• Assembles, distributes and delivers patient trays within 60 minutes to all nursing units, day care, and any assigned area.
• Assists customers/patients in a friendly and polite manner whenever in need of assistance.
• Labels, dates, checks and documents food items for freshness and rotates them following the FIFO (First In, First Out) method.
• Prepares cold food items, loads on trays, and cuts all fruits required for room services.
• Prepares ketogenic, diabetic and eating disorder meals as prescribed by dieticians. Ensures that strict weights and measures are taken to document the portions.
• Loads, unloads, cleans and sanitizes the patient food carts per regulatory agency and departmental policy on cross contamination and infection control.
• Performs quality assurance on trays by checking temperature, portions, presentation, and documents per standards.
• Sets up and portions food according to service tickets; ensures equipment is sanitary and no cross contamination.
• Supplies nursing units with nourishments and supplies (e.g., cups, lids, sugar, juices, popsicles) to be stored as needed in the kitchenette area.
• Ensures the foods for patients are age appropriate and aligned to take into account any changes for food selection based upon patient allergies.
• Responsible to participate and attend at least 80% of departmental meetings and in-service training session.

Common Duties:

• Maintains accountability by ensuring compliance thru timely completion of licensures, certifications, all competencies, health requirements (PPD, N95, Flu) and education requirements.
• Maintains professional accountability and timekeeping expectations as outlined by MCHS Timekeeping and Attendance procedures, and ensures behavior is compliant with communication standards.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• High school education or equivalent preferred
• Hospital experience in large dietary team preferred
• Ability to communicate sufficiently well in English both verbally and in writing to request supplies and properly label food items
• Knowledge of Spanish is helpful
• Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with customers and co-workers
• Knowledge of safety and regulatory guidelines set by state with food safety
• Able to follow simple verbal instructions to accomplish repetitive tasks
• Able to use and maintain food service equipment (e.g., microwave, blender, thermometer, refrigerator, patient food carts, scale)
• Knowledge of age appropriate foods for patients
• Ability to monitor patient allergies and take proper steps