Nutritional Aide - Part Time, Days (11AM - 7PM, Alternating Days)
Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders who care about the people right here in our community.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nutritional Aide - Part Time, Days (11AM - 7PM, Alternating Days) - Food & Nutrition - Patient Food Services. In this role, the successful candidate will assemble and break down patient trays, prepare, label, and deliver supplements and nourishments, operate and clean tray line equipment and the dish machine in a safe and effective manner, and perform general cleaning tasks. He/she should also produce food products that are prepared under DOH guidelines and meet quality parameters of taste, texture, temperature and appearance, and serve customers efficiently and courteously.
Job Responsibilities:
- Sets up station with utensils and paperware required for the meal.
- Serves food according to DOH guidelines; wears hairnet and gloves.
- Reads patient menu correctly and places food on tray in a timely manner.
- Cleans and sanitizes work stations; restocks appropriately.
- Removes trash, stacks plates, cups, and bowls for warewashing.
- Works in an organized manner to maintain work schedule.
- Cleans and sanitizes trucks thoroughly and efficiently.
- Cleans area according to DOH regulations.
- Transports meal carts in a timely manner and delivers trays within established schedules.
- Serves trays courteously and efficiently using AIDET.
- Follows infection control procedures.
- Maintains a clean work environment.
- Sweeps and mops floors when assigned.
- Nourishments are prepared according to requests and labeled correctly.
- Distributes snacks and supplies according to list.
- Provides appropriate condiments and accompaniments for meal selection.
- Serves customers in a helpful and friendly manner.
- Maintains a level of professionalism and complies with the customers’ needs and requests.
- Performs all required cleaning and maintenance functions quickly and efficiently.
- Follows infection control procedures and is well-groomed.
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalency.
Able to read a patient menu about 4 feet away and serve appropriate food.
Able to stand for 80-90% of workday.
Able to deliver supplies to the pantries and trays to patients in a courteous manner.
Able to work in the heat of a kitchen and dish room.
Able to lift approximately 30 pounds.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
Long Island Community Hospital provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $23.14 - $23.14 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need.
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