Attendant - Food and Nutrition Per Diem

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Location Detail: MMH-71 Haynes Street (10627)

Work where every moment matters
. Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford Health Care colleagues come to work with one thing in common:
Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees and serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.

The Attendant reports to the Director of Food Services. This position performs a wide variety of functions to ensure high quality, sanitary food service to patients and customers. Primary tasks include stocking supplies, patient food tray delivery and pick up, portioning/packaging food items, assisting in the packaging of meals for Meals on Wheels, patient snack delivery, serving customers, processing dishes in the dish room, and helping to maintain the overall cleanliness of the cafeteria and kitchen.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.

• Must have basic English reading and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with co‑workers, patients, and care providers.
• Must be able to perform basic math, i.e., addition and subtraction.
• Must consistently exhibit considerate interpersonal relations with co‑workers and maintain a strong customer service attitude, as demonstrated by behavior when communicating and interacting with co‑workers, patients, and visitors.

• Attends monthly department meetings.
• Attends monthly departmental in‑services.
• Wears uniform following the Hartford Health Care and department uniform policy, including appropriate hair covering at all times.
• Washes hands and wears gloves following serve‑safe and state regulatory requirements.
• Completes all paperwork required for the position, such as dish machine temperatures.
• Demonstrates a willingness to assist co‑workers and adjusts daily work routines to the needs of the department.
• Sets up, restocks, and maintains a clean workstation following all sanitation and safety requirements; labels, dates, and properly rotates stock.
• Completes work as outlined in the position job flow within the scheduled shift time.
• Delivers trays to patients following all facility and departmental policies and procedures.
• Completes annual departmental serve‑safe food safety training.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic modified diets.
• Wears personal protective equipment as required.
• Completes Hartford Health Care annual mandatory education in a timely manner.

We take great care of careers. With locations around the state, Hartford Health Care offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. We provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment
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