Here at St. Luke’s, PCRAFT values are the guiding core principles of our health care team and the qualities we strive for with every encounter. Pride, caring, respect, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork are the qualities our team will deliver every time. As a patient or prospective employee, you can count on every member of the St. Luke’s team to display PCRAFT values in every situation.

The Nutrition Services Aide is responsible for performing a wide range of duties within the foodservice department, which may include: delivery and retrieval of patient trays, stocking supplies in various areas of the hospital, operating a POS system, portioning food, general cleaning responsibilities including ware washing, delivering, staging, and cleaning up of catered functions, answering and processing calls for patient meal requests.
 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares, sets, and serves all food as directed ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes.

• Performs minor food preparation and portioning tasks in accordance with departmental policy.

• Prepares and gathers all items needed for snacks and breaks and ensures they are delivered to the proper areas.

• Helps in tray assembly.

• Delivers trays to patients in accordance with established facility and departmental procedures.

• Utilizes established two patient identifiers to ensure patient safety.

• Double checks tray for accuracy and nutrition order compliance prior to delivery.

• Ensures the tray is positioned properly for the patient; assists the patient with the opening of any tray elements; and checks with patient for the need of any additional or missing items.

• Picks up soiled trays in a timely manner and returns trays to kitchen for proper cleaning and storage.

• Ensures and maintains proper food quality and temperature.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: 

Walking for up to 7 hours, 30 minutes at a time; sitting for up to 1 hour at a time and standing up to 1 ½ hours for 30 minutes at a time.  Frequently uses handling and occasionally twisting/turning, lifting (1-50 lb.), carrying (1-50 lb.), pushing (1-50 lb.), and pulling (1-50 lb.).  When performing essential functions, occasionally involves with stooping/bending, climbing, reaching above shoulder level.  Employee must have the ability to hear normal conversation, have general vision, far vision, and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Customer service and/or food service experience preferred, but not necessary. On job training will be provided.