Food Service Worker - Part Time

Food Service WorkerMajor duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items;Portions of food items into standard serving sizes using proper utensils and specified dishwareSelects and places correct items on patient traysDecides what food items to serve for the most common dietsIdentifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menuSet up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary;Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedside; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian;Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes;Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts;Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selectionsPerforms heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas;Performing other duties as assigned.Work Schedule: Part Time, typically 3:30pm-7:30pm, rotating days offPosition Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker - Part Time/PD99920SPhysical Requirements: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical. May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large-size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.