Dietary Attendant - Massena Hospital

STATUS: Per Diem

LOCATION: Massena Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Nutritional Services

SCHEDULE: 8hr variable shifts

ATTRIBUTES

• High School graduate or GED preferred.
• Previous experience in an institutional food setting preferred.
• Basic knowledge cleaning procedures required.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills to work effectively with visitors, co-workers and other hospital staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• May be assigned to various stations on tray line. Assembles patient trays according to marked menu and diet.
• Transports food carts to and from patient floors. Delivers and picks-up patient trays, menus and nourishments. Must observe/adhere to infection control practices during tray delivery
• Works with diet order sheets and cardex - clarifying diet orders with HUCs/Nursing Staff prior to each meal.
• Responsible for ensuring "right" tray is sent to the "right" patient - checks patient identification prior to leaving tray.
• Must adhere to time frames set by department and New York State Department of Heath to assure meals are served to patients in a timely manner regardless of patient census.
• Cafeteria: sets up, serves and replenishes food and supplies in cafeteria. Keeps all areas orderly and clean. Scrapes and washes dishes. Removes trays and/or food cards from cafeteria.
• Financial Accountability: when working with cafeteria cash register is precise and efficient (must be within specific margin of error with cash from drawer.)
• Sanitation: breaks down trays, scrapes, sorts, stacks and operates automatic dish machine. Fills and cares for dish machine. Washes and cleans assigned areas. Removes garbage from kitchen.
• Responsible for washing carts used to transport patient trays. Removes racks from cart for cleaning and takes cart to be steamed for sanitary purposes.
• Assembles cold plates according to recipe and in the amount per production sheet. Adheres to recipes for various therapeutic diets and for assembling food for patient meal trays.
• Prepares and packages individual nourishments according to order. Delivers and collects nourishments from patient floors. Ensures making/delivering of nourishments are on a time schedule to promote good nutritional status and assuring blood glucose values remain stable.
• Assembles equipment, sets tables and assists in preparation of special functions. Serves or assists in serving as required. Gives attention to detail and individual creativity.
   

Qualifications:

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.