Food Service Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION

Employment Type : Full time

Full time

Shift : Description :

Description :

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes.

We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Completes required cleaning of work areas.
• Inventory and stock galley supplies utilizing par level lists. Maintains clean and organized galley.
• Takes temperature of refrigerators, freezers and food as required. Properly documents temperatures, documents and takes appropriate action when temperatures are out of acceptable range.
• Responsible to inspect and ensure integrity of food items. Rotate and monitor expiration dates.
• Delivers nourishments, formula, and tube feedings to patients and / or galley.
• Pushes food carts, racks and dish bins.
• Maintain clean environment by cleaning and deep cleaning equipment, refrigerators, cupboards, tables, etc., as required by accrediting and regulatory agencies.
• Determines food count, prepares and pre-portions food items for patient tray assembly.
• Weighs and measures menu items for special diets.
• Prepare hot and cold food, using standardized recipes, as required for patient menu.
• Breakdown leftover items.
• Prepares bulk nourishments and swallow evaluation kits.
• Requisitions, gathers, and stocks supplies in work area.
• Prepares, labels, and delivers nourishments for patient use. Prepares bulk nourishments.
• Prepares infant and pediatric formula per departmental policy and procedure.
• Reads tube-feeding recipes, calculates supplies needed, mixes products, labels appropriately and stores for supervisor to check.
• Delivers food carts to the patient care areas and meal trays to patients as necessary.
• Pulls stock and assemble food items and supplies requisitioned from inventory for production and preparation of meals and services.

Records items issued and returned.

• Prepares special menu items for modified diets; inventories servings and informs supervisor of par levels needed.
• Receives stock, inspects for integrity and temperature compliance, stocks, dates and labels as necessary and rotates.
• Completes quality control monitors and documentation to ensure delivery of high quality food services and regulatory requirements are met.
• Adherers to guidelines for portion control.
• Stocks assigned area(s) with appropriate food, paper supplies and equipment.
• Assembles, with accuracy, food items per customer requests.
• Reads and flows recipe for accuracy.
• Resolves patient / customer complaints / concerns or refers as necessary to management.
• Covers, labels and dates food items and leftovers for storage.
• Takes and documents refrigerator / freezer temperatures as required.
• Stores and holds all foods at the proper temperatures with documentation.
• Completes weekly cleaning assignments.
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment after each use as assigned.
• Completes other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and organization.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED :

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training for child and dependent adult abuse within three (3) months of hire.
30+ days ago