Shift: Part Time, varied evenings, inclusive of every other weekend and holidays as needed
Prepares and delivers food trays to hospital patients by performing the following duties.
Job Responsibility
1.Reads meal tickets on trays to determine items to place on tray.
2.Serves food items using appropriate utensils for correct serving size.
3.Places items such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays.
4.Prepares food items such as sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages.
5.Places servings in blender to make foods for soft or liquid diets.
6.Apportions and places food servings on plates and trays according to diet list on menu card.
7.Examines filled tray for completeness.
8.Pushes carts to units.
9.Serves trays to patients.
10.Collects and stacks dirty dishes on cart and returns cart to kitchen.
11.Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and ovens.
12.Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers.
13.Records food temperatures of food being served to patients and residents.
14.Maintains cooperative working relationship with peers, management and customers.
15.Demonstrates flexibility and consideration during interaction with peers, management and customers.
16.Demonstrates ability to listen effectively and respond to customer needs.
17.Demonstrates a willingness to cooperate and be respectful to others level of skills and abilities, shows flexibility, offers assistance and works effectively and efficiently with others to accomplish goals and objectives.
18.Employee is required to work in a safe manner.
19.Demonstrates ability to maintain attendance standards established by the department.
20.Ability to conduct himself/herself in a manner which conforms with the HIPAA Compliance Program and applicable facility policy and procedures for patient confidentiality.
21.Ability to conduct themselves in conformity with LIH Security policy and procedures.
22.The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
23.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
24.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear.
25.The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
26.The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
27.The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
28.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
29.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
30.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
31.The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat.
32.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
33.Performs other duties, as required.
*ADA Essential Functions
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
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