Food Service Worker Senior

Job Summary

The Food Service Worker Senior is responsible to serve meals to patients in a professional efficient manner and explain patients the room service meal ordering process. This position will provide menu based on diet prescription; evaluate the patients capability to utilize room service system, communicate the same with nurse/dietitian to determine when unable to participate or will need assistance in participation, assist patients with meal order, check that all patients have ordered and received meals, and communicate if patient is refusing meals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made for a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Collects the final tray list for assigned patient units from Communication center clerk for each meal,
• Checks meal delivery trucks for supplies/condiments
• Serves meals to patients in a professional, efficient manner and check patient s wristband for identification,
• Visits new admissions or changed diets and explains room service meal process and give menu to match the diet order,
• Visit diabetic patients and assures meals ordered and delivered as per medication policy,
• Assesses patient s ability to utilize room service and follow up with nurse/dietitian if unable to participate,
• Assists patient s in ordering meals when requested, offers pre select meal sheets choice to patient/family and collect the same for communication center to process meal,
• Collect dirty tray from patient s room into the truck and bring truck to dish room after each meal time,
• Process diet requisition retrieved from nursing stations,
• Delivers between meal nourishments to patients,
• Mediates patients concerns regarding meal service,
• Acts as a liaison between food & nutrition department, the patient and the nursing staff,
• Takes ownership of a problem and ensures a positive outcome,
• Assists supervisor in portioning food, coffee or silverware,
• Serves as a quality assurance control point for every aspect of the room service program,
• Checks off patient s name on Tray List upon tray delivery and records time of delivery,
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, or two-year associate degree preferred,
• Hospital experience a plus Fluent in English speaking, reading and writing Good communication skills and people friendly,
• Must be detailed oriented, open and willing to learn
• Flexible hours, available holidays weekends
• Able to move small and large food service truck around
• All hourly employees are to work every other weekend
• All part time positions are hired for variable shifts