Food Service Attendant - Patient Dietary Services, Per Diem

$17,000 - $28,000/Yr

Dartmouth Health - Lebanon, NH

Part-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Lebanon, NH

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Food Service Attendant in Patient Dietary Services is responsible for preparing, assembling, serving, and delivering food to patients, as well as performing sanitation activities in assigned areas. This role involves working in patient areas for tray assembly and sanitation, assisting with tray delivery, and maintaining cleanliness in dining areas. The position is per diem, requiring flexibility in scheduling and adherence to health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Plates food items and assembles patient meal trays.
• Prepares food items for all areas, following standardized recipes and production methods.
• Ensures that area and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards and quality.
• Loads and operates dish washing equipment and takes dish machine temperatures daily.
• Takes pot machine temperatures daily and pH level of sanitizer.
• Performs assigned cleaning functions, ensuring that areas and equipment are maintained up to accepted standards of quality.
• Operates floor washing machine.
• Maintains and properly stocks all necessary food and supply items.
• Labels and dates all necessary food and supply items.
• Uses and mixes chemicals in a safe manner and labels all secondary bottles.
• Assists with tray delivery and retrieval.
• Collects patient menus on assigned units and assists patients with menu completion.
• Performs inventory of food and supplies for assigned units and assembles these supplies for delivery.
• Takes temperatures of assigned refrigerators and freezers and documents as required.
• Performs procedures in retail areas according to all State and hospital guidelines.
• Cleans assigned areas/equipment following institutional standards.
• Orders, collects, and restocks food supplies in assigned areas.
• Displays and labels food items using menu boards and POS signage.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma (or GED) strongly preferred.
• Ability to read and write required.
• Prior satisfactory work experience is desired.