Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Food Service Attendant - Nutrition Services

Culinary & Kitchen Production +1Posted on Nov 11

Full-timeLebanon, NH, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Ability to read and write.
Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.

Responsibilities

Plate food items and assemble patient meal trays, add-on sheet items, and tube feeding items according to proper procedures.
Prepare food items for all areas using standardized recipes and production methods; prepare patient nourishment and write-ins according to proper production procedures.
Maintain work areas and equipment to accepted standards of quality.
Load and operate dishwashing equipment and take dish-machine temperatures daily.
Take pot-machine temperatures and measure sanitizer pH daily.
Perform assigned cleaning functions and maintain areas and equipment to accepted quality standards.
Operate a floor-washing machine.
Maintain and properly stock necessary food and supply items.
Label and date necessary food and supply items.
Use and mix chemicals safely and label secondary bottles.
Assist with tray delivery and retrieval.
Collect patient menus on assigned units.
Assist patients with menu completion using hard-copy menus or laptops.
Inventory food and supplies for assigned units, assemble the supplies, and deliver them to the assigned unit.
Take assigned refrigerator and freezer temperatures and document them as required.
Follow retail-area procedures and State and hospital guidelines while serving or portioning food, preparing made-to-order items, and informing or directing customers as needed.
Take refrigeration and hot- and cold-food temperatures to ensure proper storage and serving temperatures.
Clean assigned areas and equipment according to institutional standards.
Order, collect, and restock food supplies in assigned areas.
Display and label food items using menu boards and point-of-sale signage.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Desired Qualifications

A high school diploma or GED is strongly preferred.
Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.

Overview

The Food Service Attendant assembles, serves, and delivers food, and performs sanitation activities in assigned areas: patient area for patient tray assembly and sanitation; patient tray delivery and menu collection; or the detail dining areas. May operate dishwasher or assists with washing/sterilizing dishes. Performs cleaning and sanitizing duties.

This is a full-time position with competitive rates starting at $17/hr up to $26/hr based on experience. When appropriate, our standard differentials are 10% for the evening shift, 20% for the night shift, and 15% for weekends.

You must be at least 16 years of age to apply for this position.

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Responsibilities

Patient Tray Assembly and Sanitation:

Plates food items and assembles patient meal trays. Assembles add-on sheet items and tube feeding items following proper procedures.

Prepares food items for all areas, following standardized recipes and production methods. Prepares patient nourishment's and write-ins as tallied following proper production procedures.

Ensures that area and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards and quality.

Loads and operates dish washing equipment. Takes dish machine temperatures daily.

Takes pot machine temperatures daily and pH level of sanitizer.

Performs assigned cleaning functions, ensuring that areas and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards of quality.

Operates floor washing machine

Maintains and properly stocks all necessary food and supply items.

Labels and dates all necessary food and supply items.

Uses and mixes chemicals in a safe manner. Labels all secondary bottles.

Patient Tray Delivery and Menu Collection:

Assists with tray delivery and retrieval.

Collects patient menus on assigned units.

Assists patients with menu completion using hard copy menus or laptops.

Performs inventory of food and supplies for assigned units. Assembles these supplies and delivers to the assigned unit.

Takes temperatures of assigned refrigerators and freezers and documents as required

Retail Dining Areas:

Performs procedures in the retail areas according to all State and hospital guidelines, including serving, and/or portioning of food, preparing items to order, informing/directing customers as needed.

Takes refrigeration temperatures, hot and cold food temperatures to assure proper storage and serving temperatures.

Cleans assigned areas/equipment following institutional standards.

Orders, collects and restocks food supplies in assigned areas.

Displays and labels food items using menu boards and POS signage.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred.
Ability to read and write required.
Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.

Required Licensure/Certifications

None

About the Company

Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Dartmouth Health runs New Hampshire’s largest private employer and a regional academic health system serving northern New England, with DHMC and a wide network of hospitals and clinics. It provides care through more than 2,000 providers across nearly every specialty, including the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health Children’s. It blends clinical care with education and research by training about 400 residents and fellows each year with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, and by conducting clinical trials with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center. Its goal is to deliver exceptional, personal care while advancing medicine and meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lebanon, NH
Founded: Not listed

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