Food Service Technician
Core
Prepares and delivers patient food trays, manages dishroom sanitation, and coordinates meal distribution in a long-term care or hospital setting.
Role type
Food Service Technician
Builds
Patient meal trays and snack assemblies
Domain
Healthcare / Food Service
Required skills
Food safety certification, tray assembly, enteral feeding product handling, chemical handling, infection prevention protocols, patient meal selection coordination, dishroom sanitation, basic math, recipe reading
Preferred skills
High school diploma, 1 year experience in long-term care or hospital kitchen
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Prepares and delivers food trays in accordance with diet therapy protocols; fulfills daily/weekly cleaning duties; interprets patient enteral feeding orders; adheres to infection prevention policies; works with nursing to distribute meal trays; stocks work stations; assembles patient snacks.
Seniority
Entry-level, non-exempt