Food Service Worker Senior

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000171911
Category: Food Service
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Department: Dietary - Management

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Fluent in English speaking, reading and writing
• Good communication skills and people friendly
• Must be detailed oriented, open and willing to learn
• Flexible hours, available holidays and weekends
• Able to move small and large food service truck around

Preferred:

• High school diploma or equivalent, or two year associate degree preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Collects the final tray list for assigned patient units from Communication center clerk for each meal
• Checks meal delivery trucks for supplies/condiments
• Serves meals to patients in a professional, efficient manner and check patient s wristband for identification
• Visits new admissions or changed diets; explains room service meal process and give menu to match the diet order
• Visit diabetic patients and assures meals ordered and delivered as per medication policy
• Assesses patient s ability to utilize room service and follow up with nurse/dietitian if unable to participate
• Assists patient s in ordering meals when requested, offers pre-select meal sheets choice to patient/family and collect the same for communication center to process meal
• Collect dirty tray from patient s room into the truck and bring truck to dish room after each meal time
• Process diet requisition retrieved from nursing stations
• Delivers between meal nourishments to patients
• Mediates patients concerns regarding meal service
• Acts as a liaison between food & nutrition department, the patient and the nursing staff
• Takes ownership of a problem and ensures a positive outcome
• Assists supervisor in portioning food, coffee or silverware
• Serves as a quality assurance control point for every aspect of the room service program
• Checks off patient s name on Tray List upon tray delivery and records time of delivery
• Performs other duties as assigned
• All hourly employees are to work every other weekend
• All part time positions are hired for variable shifts
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.