Nutrition Services Aide

Fairview is looking for a Nutrition Services Aide for Northland Medical Center located in Princeton, MN! This position offers 12 hours every 2-week pay period and is not benefit eligible.

The Nutrition Services Aide prepares and portions food, assembles and disassembles patient trays in a safe manner, serves customers, delivers, and retrieves patient trays.

Schedule

Week 1

Thursday 4pm-7pm

Saturday 4pm-7pm

Sunday 4pm-7pm

Week 2

Thursday 4pm-7pm

Responsibilities

• Prepares and portions food appropriately for designated area
• Prepares and portions correct amount of food as determined by tally.
• Follows recipes and portion guidelines.
• Presents food on appropriate dishware per department standards.
• Completes food preparation and portioning by time deadline established for department.
• Prepares and delivers patient nourishments and tube feeding per department standards.
• Documents appropriate production and service information.
• Plates and serves food
• Accurately place correct item on tray in proper location in accordance with department productivity standards.
• Maneuvers carts in a safe manner.
• Accurately delivers and collect trays and documents in a timely manner as assigned by supervisors.
• Accurately assembles and delivers floor stock supplies with appropriate label and dates.
• Documents appropriate plating and service information.
• Handles and stores food in a safe manner following HACCP standard operating procedures.
• Follows established hand washing procedures.
• Wears gloves when preparing and serving food.
• Follows department dress and personal hygiene codes.
• Follows employee health guidelines to prevent disease transmission.
• Records/documents refrigerator and freezer temps as assigned and communicates unacceptable temps to supervisor.
• Stores and labels food following HACCP guidelines.
• Sanitizes equipment and work area per assigned schedules and designated procedures.
• Uses appropriate equipment and chemicals according to manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Understands and uses appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as recommended by manufacturer.
• Knows locations of MSDS sheets and can read and understand safety information therein.
• Gathers soiled laundry and place in assigned area for pick up.
• Maintains a clean as you go attitude and a clean work area throughout shift.
• Maintains separate clean and dirty areas in work area.
• Properly disposes of food waste and trash.
• Wash and sanitize dishes and utensils.
• Maintains proper temperatures to clean dishes per department standard.
• Document temperatures based on department standards.
• Follows proper procedure to prevent cross contamination from dirty to clean area.
• Checks dishes for cleanliness.
• Stores dishes in designated area.
• Serves customers in cafeterias, doctor’s dining rooms and other non-patient locations.
• Properly operates cash register.
• Completes transactions to meet department productivity standards.
• Counts and balances cash drawer.
• Accurately handles transactions.
• Maintains department charging records.
• Greets and responds to customers’ needs with positive attitude and pleasant demeanor.
• Keeps areas stocked throughout service periods.
• Completes and documents assigned cleaning based on department standards.
• Documents appropriate production and service information.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, using the English language.
• Basic math skills

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or
• GED