Nutrition Aide​/Cafeteria

Overview

Description Under the general supervision of the Nutrition Services Manager, the Nutrition Aide - Cafe performs the function of serving a variety of food items to employees and guests and operates the cash register.

This is a part time benefited position working 48 hours a pay period. Hours are variable Monday - Friday with every other weekend and as needed.

• Sets-up service area for each meal as assigned.
• Operates POS cash register.
• Prepares daily cash report, accurately and completely; delivers cash to business office.
• Serves employees and guests in the cafeteria line; greets patrons cheerfully and respectfully.
• Practices proper portion control techniques.
• Cleans tables and chairs in the cafeteria after each meal as assigned; refills napkin holders and condiments in coordination with the café float employee.
• Maintains cafeteria service area in a clean, neat, and orderly fashion.
• Makes sandwiches for use in cafeteria, vending, physician lounges, and patient care areas on weekends.
• Sets up and takes down salad bar, putting in clean containers at end of shift.
• Dishes desserts according to standard portions for café and catering use.
• Cleans and assembles ice cream machine.
• Maintains adequate stocks of food items and beverages according to pre-established par levels.
• Review evening meal list and add/modify trays in the CBORD Nutrition program, as needed.
• Participates in patient tray assembly line and completes prep of cold items for evening meal.
• Delivers food carts to patient floors as specified and delivers meal trays to patients. Rounds on patients.
• Returns to the units and collects dirty meal trays and reports the percentage of meals and beverages consumed by patient.
• Returns all trays and carts to the dish room for cleaning.
• Delivers “late trays” ordered for patients, as needed, after entering into CBORD.
• Assembles and operates dish machine.
• Processes dishes according to standard procedure.
• Scrubs pots, pans, and other dishes as needed.
• Delivers clean dishes and utensils to proper kitchen areas.
• Completes daily cleaning of food service equipment and work areas.
• Completes set-up, delivery, or retrieval of items for caterings or meetings.
• Stocks patient tray-line at the end of each shift.
• Interacts with patients of all age groups (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics) while delivering and picking up patient trays; may also come in contact with physicians and other employees.
• Completes closing task list each shift.

• Consistently uses AIDET communication skills with patients, guests, and employees.
• Ensures work area is kept in a clean, neat and orderly manner.
• Contributes to overall Nutrition Services Department and ever growing services.
• Assures that personal behavior complies with the hospital’s Standards of Behavior at all times.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested by department supervisor or manager.
• Answers the department telephone calls, as needed.
• Interacts with patients of all ages (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics) while delivering patient meal trays. May also have contact with physicians and cafeteria customers.

• PREFABRICATION AND TRAINING - Read, write, and perform simple arithmetic; ability to count money and give correct change.
• WORK EXPERIENCE - Previous work with cash register and giving change desirable.
• ATTENDANCE - Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility of each employee loyees are expected to report to work as scheduled, on time and prepared to start working. Employees are also expected to remain at work for their entire work schedule.
• INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT - Work is performed independently with minimum supervision. Schedule follows set timetable.
• CONTACTS WITH OTHERS - Constant contacts with others i.e. more than 80% of work time.
• SUPERVISING THE WORK OF OTHERS - NA
• RESPONSIBILITY FOR WELFARE OF OTHERS - The employee is occasionally in situations where carelessness on his/her part would cause harm to others.
• MENTAL/VISUAL EFFORT - Work requires concentration while working with cash register and performing other cash duties. Numerical…