Dietary Helper II

Shift and status

Full time, 4 to 8 hour shifts, variable hours, and every other weekend.

Job Summary

Reporting directly to the Nutrition Services Supervisor, responsible for all aspects of patient and retail meal service. Setup and stocking of workstation. Food preparation, assembly and service of patient and retail meals. Attention to special requirements for modified and restricted diets for patient meals. Delivery of patient trays and supplies to patient care areas. Retrieval of trays and return to kitchen. Cleaning and sanitation of work area, equipment, dishes and utensils, pots and pans. Use of commercial kitchen equipment. Knowledge and application of safe food handling practices. Maintain safety and sanitation standards of the work area. Communicate effectively. Provide excellent patient and family centered care and service.

Essential Functions

• Sets up and stocks workstation for patient or retail meal service.
• Prepares and assembles menu items as assigned.
• Ensures high quality food products by monitoring ingredients and finished product to meet established quality standards prior to service for patients or retail customers.
• Assembles patient trays accurately with appropriate portioning and presentation of menu items. Ensures compliance to modified and restricted diets for patients.
• Assembles products and serves retail customers with appropriate portioning and presentation of menu items.
• Performs cash functions in retail areas according to required procedures.
• Transports food carts within department, and patient care areas or other locations as assigned. Assembles and delivers floor stock.
• Passes trays to patients using two patient identifiers and following established scripting and sanitation procedures.
• Retrieves soiled patient trays from patients following established scripting and sanitation procedures. Returns soiled trays to the kitchen.
• Performs dish room responsibilities. Breaks down soiled patient trays. Washes, sanitizes, and properly stores dishes and utensils, pots and pans. Operates dish machine.
• Identifies and communicates opportunities for waste reduction, service improvements, and revenue enhancement.
• Maintains, cleans, and sanitizes equipment and work area according to established standards for safety and sanitation. Collects and disposes of trash in work area.
• Applies principles of safe food handling during storage, assembly, production, and service. Records food and equipment temperatures as required. Properly labels and dates products. Monitors expiration dates and disposes of outdated product.
• Communicates effectively within department and with all hospital departments, patients, and staff.
• All other duties as assigned.

Range of Pay

Qualifications

Required

Preferred

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members, and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

How Corewell Health cares for you

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Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

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Primary Location

SITE - Trenton Hospital - 5450 Fort St - Trenton

Department Name

Nutrition Services - Trenton

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

Hours of Work

Rotating

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

Every other weekend

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