Culinary Assistant

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The culinary assistant prepares and serves food using proper food handling and safety techniques for patients, employees, and special functions, resulting in food that meets the nutritional guidelines and safety standards set forth in the department policies and procedures. The employee maintains a clean and safe working environment in accordance with established standards and regulations.

• Assist in preparing food following department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
• Serve and portion food per patient diet order, department standardized recipes, planned menus, and policies and procedures.
• Follow standardized menus for patients and cafeteria food preparation.
• Make only authorized changes to the planned menu and record the change according to established policy.
• Use production sheets to direct preparation and quantity of food.
• Prepare foods completed to meet established mealtimes.
• Prepare and serve food at the proper temperature set forth by the FDA Food Code.
• Prepare patient snack orders using a production sheet for snack preparation; ensure all snacks are labeled properly and distributed to patients timely.

• Label, date, and store food (including leftovers) properly according to proper cool‑down techniques and established policies.
• Assist in receiving, storing, and verifying invoices for incoming food supplies as indicated by the supervisor/manager.
• Ensure that an adequate supply of food and supplies is always available; report adequate stock levels to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Use food supplies and equipment in an efficient and economical manner to prevent waste.
• Stock nourishment rooms and administration suite/lounge per department procedure.

• Keeps work area clean and uncluttered during preparation and service of food.
• Performs cleaning assignments according to established policies and utilizes the proper cleaning chemicals.
• Performs duties using proper infection control techniques and uses protective equipment as needed.
• Wash dishes, pots, and pans according to established procedures for manual and/or automatic dishwashing.
• Take dish machine temperature and/or sanitizer concentration prior to each use and record on log; report any problems with proper water temperature or sanitizer immediately to supervisor.
• Store dishes, pots, and pans in the proper location to prevent contamination, and according to established standards.
• Operate equipment according to manufacturer guidelines.
• Maintain equipment in clean and safe operating condition using appropriate safety measures and safety guards; report all equipment problems immediately to supervisor.
• Maintain the security of the department.

• Check for new diet orders, discharges, room changes prior to each meal tray line assembly in medical record.
• Pass selective menus to patient and assist the patient with completion if needed.
• Use menu management computerized program to add new admissions, update patient information, edit menus, enter patient selections, print menus or reports, and generate tray tickets.
• Cashier for cafe meal service.
• Responsible to verify and sign for starting cash bank with a manager.
• Balance drawer accurately at the shift end, report overages/shortages immediately to manager, and complete all necessary reports.
• During shift ring up every sale accurately, count cash back to customers out loud, keep cash secure in register/safe, never leave unattended.
• Order accuracy: take orders accurately, use correct menu items/PLUs on the POS.
• Payments:
  Handle cash, debit/credit cards, mobile payments; apply discounts/refunds per policy.
• Handling issues: resolve minor complaints; escalated bigger issues to the manager.
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