Senior Dietary Worker (JR228530)

Introduction To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here . Overview For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors. Sr. Dietary Worker performs a variety of duties relating to delivery and serving patient's food trays and assisting patients in menu selection, and retrieval of food carts. Acts as a critical liaison between patient and Food Service Department. Responsibilities Deliver, serve, and retrieve patient food trays to ensure each patient's dietary needs are met. Assist patients in menu selection to identify food preferences. Assemble and deliver early/late trays to ensure each patient's dietary needs are met. Deliver bulk stock, supplements, and tube feeding to units/patient rooms and return unused cans to the main kitchen, ensuring units are sufficiently stocked. Collect all soiled trays and utensils from units (including isolation rooms) on a timely basis and transport them to the dish room, keeping patient rooms free of soiled trays and utensils. Ensure the patient receives an accurate and complete food tray. Handle tray errors and late trays; 100% tray accuracy at all times. By a pre-established schedule, transport food trucks to patient floors to ensure that all patients are fed on a preset schedule. By a pre-established schedule retrieve food trucks from patient floors to assure soiled food trucks are clean and available for the next meal. Provide and maintain a safe environment through preventative and interventional measures, adhering to MMC's Infection Control, Safety, and Disaster P & P's, tagging and removing broken equipment immediately and communicating information regarding broken equipment to the charge person of the unit. Maintain required standards set forth by the NYSDOH by maintaining sanitary and safety standards, visual inspections by Supervisors who refer to a checklist as mandated by the NYSDOH. Train other employees in the area of responsibility to assure competent coverage of this position when a regular associate is not available. Utilize effective interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with the Food and Nutrition Team, 100% compliance with quality, communicate observations of patient/customer status to professionals, assist other staff members on a team within the scope of practice, and interact with co-workers in a manner that promotes team building. Be responsible and accountable for own actions, adhering to MMC'S HR P & P, reporting on/off duty to designated Supervisor for the smooth running of the operation. Requirements High School diploma or equivalent. Pushing Food Truck. Experience in customer service. Knowledge and experience in food safety. Must be able to work every other weekend and holidays. OHS Fit Test. OHS Annual Assessment. #J-18808-Ljbffr ViziRecruiter,LLC.