Food Service Associate
Core
Portions, prepares, and delivers patient meal trays while maintaining sanitation standards in a hospital setting.
Role type
Food Service Associate (Patient Tray Service)
Builds
Patient nourishment and meal delivery
Domain
Healthcare / Food Service
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Food preparation, tray assembly, sanitation compliance, patient identification, inventory management, lifting up to 40lbs, reading diet orders
Preferred skills
Customer service experience, patient feeding experience across age groups, knowledge of nutrition principles
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Portion and plate food, prepare specific items like gelatin and sandwiches, maintain sanitation standards for dishes and equipment, deliver trays to patient rooms, check patient IDs against menus, clean and sanitize kitchen areas and dish rooms, report unsafe conditions on trays
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC