Job Abstract

Under the direct supervision of the Food Service Supervisor, performs a variety of patient food service, cafeteria, and dish room duties as well as other related tasks.

Assembles prepared food on trays for general and therapeutic diets; prepares special therapeutic nourishments and snacks (e.g., slices fruits, mixes pre-packaged liquid nourishments).

Maintains tray line in a clean, neat and orderly manner.

Delivers food trucks to patient floors as specified; returns trucks to dishroom at designated times.

Tends and loads dish machines in patient and employee dishrooms; may wash certain items, such as pots and pans, by hand.

Delivers clean dishes and utensils to proper kitchen unit.

Cleans and sanitizes work areas, walk-in storage areas, refrigerators. Cleans and sanitizes equipment, disassembling and re-assembling as required; mops floors and performs special cleaning duties assigned by supervisor.

Transports food and supplies in bulk from location to location.

Collects, processes, and disposes of trash and garbage as needed and directed.

May serve food in a variety of settings such as patient rooms, patient dining rooms, cafeteria, catered functions.

As required, maintains simple tallies and logs (e.g., time of delivery, food temperatures on delivery).