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I. GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under general supervision, this position prepares, sets-up and delivers patient trays, carts nourishments and floor stock, ensuring accuracy, attractiveness, timeliness and temperature of each food tray provided for patients. Performs a variety of sanitary tasks and trash removal essential to good sanitation of the kitchen and work environment.

II. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs other similar job related duties as required or directed.
• Removes trash from assigned workstation and/or from kitchen to specified area.
• Sets-up assigned stations.
• Cleans refrigerator and countertops on patients' floor kitchens.
• Strips, sanitizes, stacks, patients' trays and utensils in dishroom, reassembles tray line.
• Stocks patient care units with food and paper supplies following proper rotation and par levels, delivers 10,2,8 nourishments.
• Delivers trays to patients, picks up trays from patients.
• Acts as liaison between dietary and patient units.
• Assembles trays according to menu selection.
• Cleans and sanitizes pots and utensils equipment, floors, walls, dishmachine, etc.
• Transports patient trucks to and from patient floors.
• Prepares cold food items and desserts according to production sheets.

III. JOB REQUIREMENTS:

A. JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Ability to operate simple mechanical devices such as coffee urn, dishmachine, slicer, trash compactor.
• Physical skills required: standing and walking for 95% of the day, straining and lifting approximately 30lbs., pushing loaded carts (approximately 400lbs.).
• Ability to use a knife for slicing, cutting, dicing.
• Ability to communicate with patients and employees from other departments.

B. EDUCATION:

• Ability to read, speak basic English, and follow instructions.

C. EXPERIENCE:

• An equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above, may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.
• On the job training.

IV. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Contact with employees within own department and hospital.
• Exposure to heat, cold, steam, chemicals and hot equipment.
• Contact with patients, enters patients rooms.
• Frequent exposure to garbage and trash.
• Potential possibility of cuts, punctures, and strains.

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