Catering Associate

Job description

Job Description Performs activities supporting preparation and service of food, delivery and collection of food and supplies, operation of machinery, and department sanitation. Job Responsibility: *ADA Essential Functions - * Stocks workstations and mobile cares with service ware, condiments and perishable and non-perishable food items prior to each meal service period. - * Cleans and replenishes carafes for hot beverage service for each meal service period. - * Rotates and checks expiration dates of all food items according to department policies and procedures. - * Identifies patients by name and date of birth at each interaction per hospital and regulatory guidelines. - * Distributes printed menu and diet information cards to patients prior to first meal service. - * Assists patient with menu selections. Communicates if requested items are inconsistent with diet order and makes recommendations for appropriate alternatives. - * Obtains patient menu selections, assesses and modifies selections for therapeutic appropriateness per Nutrition Care Order, as needed. - * Communicates with nursing staff to identify any changes in Nutrition Care Order prior to meal service period. Communi...