Nutritional Aide, Part Time Days - Patient Food Services

Overview:
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, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women’s imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff – Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Responsibilities:
The position of Nutritional Aide / Patient Service assembles and breaks down patient trays, prepares, labels, and delivers supplements and nourishments, operates and cleans tray line equipment and the dish machine in a safe and effective manner, and performs general cleaning tasks. He/she should also produce food products that are prepared under DOH guidelines and meets quality parameters of taste, texture, temperature and appearance and serve customers efficiently and courteously.
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.