Dietary Helper II

Company: Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (Mich.)
Location: Taylor
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

SIGN-ON BONUS available for new hires! $15 starting rate of pay! Would you like to join Beaumont that has been serving patients for over 66 years? Come work for us with a team that cares about you! Check out the video below that shows the vital role our Dietary Helpers play in providing patient and family centered care! Job Summary: Reporting directly to the Nutrition Services Supervisor, responsible for receiving, breaking down, and properly storing department food and supply deliveries. Ensure proper rotation of stock, monitor expiration dates, and dispose of outdated products. Assemble and deliver floor stock. Perform routine and special cleaning assignments. Clean equipment, storage areas, coolers, kitchen floors and walls. Collect trash from work areas and transport to collection bins for removal to dock. Use of commercial kitchen equipment. Assist with patient meal service functions. Knowledge and application of safe food handling practices. Communicate effectively. Provide excellent patient and family centered care and service. Essential Duties: Receives department deliveries from vendors, separates products, and distributes to appropriate storage areas. Stores product according to established standards to ensure food safety. Rotates stock and ensures proper FIFO procedures are followed. Monitors expiration dates and disposes of outdated product. Performs routine and special cleaning assignments. Cleans equipment, storage areas and shelving, coolers and shelving, kitchen floors and walls. Performs other cleaning duties as assigned. Collects trash from work areas and transports to collection bins for removal to dock. Transports food carts within department, and patient care areas or other locations as assigned. Assembles and delivers floor stock. Assists with patient meal service functions. Maintains, cleans, and sanitizes equipment, kitchen areas and galleys/pantries on the patient units according to established standards for safety and sanitation. Collects and disposes of trash in work area. Applies principles of safe food handling during storage, assembly, production, and service. Records food and equipment temperatures as required. Properly labels and dates products. Communicates effectively within department and with all hospital departments, patients, and staff. All other duties as assigned. This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described. Standard Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Education / Training: High school diploma preferred. Must be able to read, write, speak, and communicate effectively in English. Work Experience: Food service experience preferred. Certification, Licensure, Registration: None Other Qualifications: Ability to function in a physically demanding fast paced environment with exposure to temperature extremes Knowledge of or willingness to learn proper lifting techniques and safety precautions Knowledge of or willingness to learn proper use and storage of potentially hazardous cleaning products. Strong customer service focus Must be able to prioritize and multi-task and stay focused in a busy environment. Working Conditions: Physical Effort: Physically demanding including lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, and walking significant distances. Ability to stand for extended periods Work Environment: Fast paced, high volume food service kitchen. Beaumont Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

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