Attendant - Food and Nutrition

Location Detail: MMH-71 Haynes Street (10627)

Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford Health Care colleagues come to work with one thing in common:
Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as an Attendant. The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees and serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.

The Attendant I reports to the Director of Food Services. This position performs a wide variety of functions to ensure high quality, sanitary food service to patients and customers. Primary tasks include: stocking of supplies; patient food tray delivery and pick up; portioning/packaging food items; assisting in packaging meals for Meals On Wheels; patient snack delivery; serving customers; processing dishes in the dish room;

and maintaining overall cleanliness of the cafeteria and kitchen.

• Must have basic English reading and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with co‑workers, patients, and care providers.
• Must be able to perform basic math (addition and subtraction).
• Must consistently exhibit considerate interpersonal relations with co‑workers and maintain a strong customer‑service attitude.

• Attends monthly department meetings.
• Attends monthly department in‑services.
• Wears uniform following ECHN and department policy, including appropriate hair covering at all times.
• Washes hands and wears gloves following serve‑safe and state regulatory requirements.
• Completes all required paperwork (e.g., dish machine temperatures).
• Demonstrates willingness to assist co‑workers and adjusts daily work routines to departmental needs.
• Sets up, restocks, and maintains a clean workstation following all sanitation and safety requirements. Labels, dates, and properly rotates stock.
• Completes work as outlined in the position job flow within scheduled shift time.
• Delivers trays to patients following all facility and departmental policies and procedures.
• Completes annual departmental serve‑safe food safety training.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic modified diets.
• Wears personal protective equipment as required.
• Completes ECHN annual mandatory education in a timely manner.

We take great care of careers. With locations around the state, Hartford Health Care offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. You are part of an organization on the cutting edge—helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments, and community education to countless individuals. We provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.

• Entry level

• Part‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Hospitals and Health Care