Catering Associate | Full Time | Canton-Potsdam Hospital in POTSDAM, New York at Rochester Regional Health

Job Title: Catering Associate
Department: Food and Nutrition Services
Location: Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Schedule: each shift is normally 12.5 hours, scheduled between 6am and 7pm, includes coverage for weekend shifts

Responsible for patient food service on assigned units, to include menu selections, tray assembly, tray delivery and pickup, special requests and needs, and in-between meal food delivery.

1. (20%) Takes patient menu selections prior to each meal, complying with dietary restrictions on special, modified diets to ensure optimal food preferences are met within guidelines of diet order limitations and offering alternates to menu as allowed to accommodate food allergies and cultural, ethnic and religious preferences.

2. (10%) Assembles trays according to patient menu on tray tickets in a timely and accurate manner.

3. (10%) Interacts with Nursing to ensure patient diet prescriptions are accurate and patients food needs are met.

4. (10%) Completes catering rounds after passing trays to inquire if patient needs anything else.

5. (10%) Retrieves trays from patient rooms shortly after completing rounds.

6. (10%) Assists Diet Tech with monitoring of patients who are NPO, on liquid diets, have a calorie count ordered, or need nutrition handouts.

7. (20%) Contributes to patient satisfaction goals by providing high quality service.

8. (10%) Follows HACCP guidelines when assembling and distributing food supplies to ensure quality and safety of food supply, recording information on quality control form.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

PAY RANGE: $18.46 - $26.24

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.