Food and Nutritional Services Worker

Copper Springs East

Job Title: Food and Nutritional Services Worker
Job Type: Full Time, Non-exempt

Reports to: Nutritional Services Manager

Your experience matters
At Copper Springs East, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities.

What we offer
Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health- savings accounts
• Competitive paid time off
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short-and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Professional development and growth opportunities

How you'll contribute
Staff support the delivery of quality food, including texture-modified and therapeutic diets, in accordance with the facility menu. They also assist in ensuring proper procedures for receiving, storage, preparation, serving, sanitation, and cleaning are followed.
• Prepare and serve food in compliance with therapeutic and texture-modified diet requirements
• Follow proper procedures for receiving, storing, and preparing food
• Maintain cleanliness in work, serving, and dining areas
• Adhere to facility sanitation and safety standards

Qualifications and requirements
Education:
• High school diploma, GED or combination of education and relevant work experience preferred.

Licenses/Certifications:
• Valid driver's license preferred.
• Food Safety/Sanitation certification preferred.

Skills & Experience:
• Previous experience in food service, hospital experience preferred.

Other:
• May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborates with the Dietary Manager and Registered Dietician for menus and patient specific needs.
• Keeps and rotates food/consumables stored per health department and hospital guidelines. Keeps rotation (FIFO) standards, no expired food
products on premise. Properly dates and labels all food.
• Maintains accurate HACCP programs, checks food temperatures from delivery through consumption.
• Practices sanitation and food safety guidelines for appropriate food handling procedures, including use of service utensils and gloves.
• Ensures all dishes and food preparation utensils are cleaned in accordance to safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Prepares meals in accordance to menu cycle and daily production sheet, providing attention to attractiveness and taste of meals.
• Adheres to portion controls and over/under production.
• Ensures meal trays are prepared for patients unable to visit the cafeteria.
• Interacts with patients and staff in the serving line, offering assistance of a nutritionally balanced meal.
• Accurately follows all posted cleaning schedules to ensure a clean work area and dining room at all times.
• Accurately documents refrigeration and dish machine temperatures in accordance to posted schedules.
• Reports any equipment malfunction immediately to the Dietary Manager.
• Maintains accurate supplies at the beverage station.
• Prepares snacks and nourishments according to resident food preferences and physician orders.
• Practices safety, infection control and emergency procedures according to facility procedures.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.