Food Service Technician
Core
Prepares, assembles, and delivers patient food trays and snacks in accordance with diet therapy protocols while managing kitchen and dishroom operations.
Role type
Food Service Technician
Builds
Patient meal trays and snacks for long-term care and hospital patients
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, physical lifting and transport
Preferred skills
High school diploma, 1 year experience in long-term care or hospital kitchen
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Prepares and delivers food trays per diet therapy protocols, fulfills cleaning duties in kitchen and dishroom, handles chemicals per vendor guidelines, interprets enteral feeding orders, adheres to infection prevention policies, coordinates meal selections with patients, works with nursing to distribute trays, stocks work stations
Seniority
Entry-level, non-exempt