Nutrition Services Assistant

Nutrition Services at Black River Memorial Hospital (BRMH) is hiring a Nutrition Services Assistant! Allowing you to be involved in all aspects of our food service: Customer service, food prep, cooking, baking, meal delivery, cleaning, stocking, and other kitchen tasks.

The primary shift is 11:00 am – 7:30 pm with flexibility to cover other shifts as needed. Everyone is cross-trained, allowing for various job tasks and the ability to cover for your team members during vacations.

Available positions:

Essential Duties:

• Assists in preparing and portioning food for patients’ meals, contracted food services, employees, and hospital special functions following established policies and procedures.
• Accurately and appropriately transports scheduled patient meal carts to the patient floor and delivers patient’s room service trays or late trays directly to the patient’s room. Collects soiled trays from patient rooms and document the amount of food consumed by the patient.
• Performs various cleaning duties per department protocol. Keeps work area clean and in a sanitary condition at all times.
• Follows safe food handling practices.
• Other duties include cashiering, café attendant, food preparation to established recipes, and other duties as assigned based upon the department’s needs.

Educational Qualifications/Skills:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Basic reading and comprehension skills required
• Prior experience working in a commercial kitchen preferred
• Availability to work rotating weekends
• Availability to fill in for team members during vacations
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn

Make Black River Memorial Hospital your home, we make transitions seamless. You will also appreciate excellent benefits, a positive and pleasant hospital environment that values teamwork, and a passionate focus on patient care. Now is your chance to join this new and exciting opening at Black River Memorial Hospital.

This position is part of our Employee Referral Program which means a Black River Memorial Hospital employee that referred you to this position may be eligible to earn up to $1,000.00 incentives. Please tell us if a Black River Memorial Hospital employee referred you to this position when you apply.

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