Nutrition Assistant

Nutritional Services Aide 2

Under the direct supervision of the Nutritional Services Manager, the Nutritional Services Aide 2 performs a variety of patient food service and dish duties.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assembles food trays for Room Service patients appropriate for general and therapeutic diets.
• Prepares and delivers items as requested by nursing staff or patients.
• Maintains Room Service tray line in a clean, neat and organized manner.
• Prepares special diet foods as necessary.
• Delivers food in carts to rooms and places appropriate trays at patient bedside while checking 2 patient identifiers.
• Loads and oversees dishwashers.
• Washes specified items by hand, i.e., pots, pans, knives.
• Disposes of trash and garbage in appropriate manner and as needed.
• Puts clean dishes and utensils away.
• Mops floors as scheduled and as necessary.
• Cleans walk-in refrigerators and storage areas.
• Assists in preparing pudding, jello and nourishments.
• Performs special cleaning duties as assigned by the Nutritional Services Manager.
• Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
• Treats patients and families with respect and dignity.
• Observes infection control Food Safety practices at all times.
• Participates in departmental performance improvement activities.
• Via telephone, take and respond to patient requests and orders for room service trays, knowledge of Room Service Computer Program.
• Prepare and deliver p.m. nourishments to appropriate nurse stations.
• Cleans soiled dishes, trays and loads dish racks and runs through dish machine.
• Loads prewashed pots and pans into dish racks, runs through dish machine, unracks them to a sanitized area, put them away after air drying.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum age 16, High School graduate or equivalent preferred. Previous experience in hospital food preparation, preferred. Successful completion of ServSafe exam, preferred. Specific demands not listed: Possible exposure to blood and or body fluids / infectious disease / hazardous waste requiring the use of Personal Protective Equipment. Exposure to odorous chemicals / specimens and Latex products. Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening is required. Sheridan Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.