Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker

The Food Service Worker WG 3 does tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that require attention to work operations. Some duties include:

• Provides on-going instructions and demonstrates proper work methods to lower grade personnel.
• Prepares and delivers between meal nourishment and necessary tube feedings.
• Conducts hydration and snack deliveries to patients twice daily as requested.
• Checks menus, unit orders and portioning guide for completeness and accuracy.
• Assists patients with diet restrictions with daily meal choices.
• Sets up cold food items such as salads, desserts and cold beverages.
• Performs basic food preparation activities such as toast, egg and coffee preparation.
• Assists cooks by weighting and/or measuring ingredients and labeling them for use in the production area.
• Makes salads including molded salads from prepared vegetables and fruits.
• Responsible for correct portioning of salads, desserts, condiments, and beverages for tray serving units and cafeteria.
• Checks work in progress to insure compliance with written guidelines and instructions from the supervisor.
• Responsible for placing the regular selective or modified diet cards and menu during serving operations.
• Checks food as it comes from preparation area to determine correctness, quality, and temperature.
• Responsible for sanitation and proper handling of equipment, supplies, utensils and dishes used in preparation areas.
• Participates in cleaning the work area, serving unit, and/or dining room including floors, equipment, tables, etc.
• Maintains familiarity with all equipment in the unit and reports maintenance issue to the supervisor.
• Reads and interprets regular and modified menu, individual diet cards, or patient selections and places correct items on patient trays.

The incumbent has a high level of skills and abilities for providing patient centered care and exceptional customer service. Daily interaction with veterans to obtain menu selections.

Work hours will vary between 0600am-7:30pm; Must be available for any shift as needed. Includes weekends and holidays.