Dietary Assistant

Overview

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• The position may be assigned a variety of fundamental food service duties. Typical assignments include patient tray line (meal assembly), dish room, utilities (floors and trash), cafeteria server, and cold food production.
• Work as a team to deliver high quality food and service to patients and customers.
• Prepares all work areas for operation per task assignment, including sanitizing, maintaining sanitizer strength, restocking, and keeping areas clean throughout the shift.
• Set up areas with utensils, restock, clean and organize, maintaining cleanliness throughout the shift.
• Produce and maintain attractive, appetizing and quality food and beverage products; follow menu cycle, proper portions, and standardized recipes; use leftovers with first in, first out (FIFO).
• Greet customers, take orders, serve efficiently, and address complaints politely; seek management assistance when needed.
• Maintain sanitation, safety, and quality control guidelines as set forth by departmental policies.
• Document temperatures of equipment (refrigerators, dish machines, etc.) as assigned and alert facilities/management of any malfunctioning equipment.
• Properly operate, clean, and store equipment; properly store and label food items and chemicals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education, Certification, and/or Licensure: see location-specific requirements below.

For West Virginia locations (excluding Berkeley/Morgan County):

• Valid Food Service Worker Permit (FSWP) from the local health department prior to starting OR obtain a Temporary FSWP no later than the first worked day and a permanent FSWP within 1 week of start date or next available class.

For Ohio locations:

• Obtain a Serv Safe Person In Charge certification within 90 days of hire.

For Maryland locations:

• Valid Food Service Worker Permit (FSWP) from the local health department, surrounding counties, Serv Safe, or State Food Safety  prior to starting OR obtain a Temporary FSWP no later than the first worked day and a permanent FSWP within 1 week of start date or next available class.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to push fully loaded tray cart (approximately 250 lbs.).
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires patient interaction with some conditions/appearance that may be distressing.
• Enter isolation precautions in patient rooms with proper protective equipment.
• Kitchen environment that is often noisy.

• Ability to understand written and oral communication.
• Computer skills: basic computer components (keyboard, mouse, tablet) and applications such as Microsoft Word.
• Telephone skills: use of speaker phones, headsets, and telephone etiquette.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Shift: United States of America

Company: PCH Princeton Community Hospital

Cost Center: 600 PCH Dietary

Address: 122 12th Street, Princeton, West Virginia

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.