Nutrition Services Lead Aide FTE

Position: Nutrition Services Lead Aide 1.0 FTE
** FTE/Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 1.00 / 40 / 1st/2nd Shift (United States of America)
Primary 2nd shift Monday to Friday. Fill in were needed and on call on some weekends/holidays.
** PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
** Responsible for the general supervision and problem solving of Nutrition Services staff.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
** 1. Food Preparation and Meal Service
* Communicates budgetary needs to Manager and/or Supervisor.
* Assists with orders food and supplies within budgetary guideline to meet patient, café and catering needs.
* Ensures correct items are received.
* Recommends equipment purchases/replacements.
* Ensures that food and leftovers are used in a timely manner to eliminate waste.
* Manages inventory with Supervisor.
* Extends and standardizes recipes, catalogs recipes.
* Assists with calculation and posts production sheets for menu items.
* Assisting with planning and preparing cafeteria menu, daily worksheets, and recipes.
2. Quality Compliance
* Ensures Diet Manual guidelines are followed in all food service operations.
* Ensures food preparation for optimum nutrition and economic handling of food, as well as efficient usage of time.
* Checks food for flavor, temperature, and appearance on a regular basis to ensure guidelines and standards are being followed.
* Makes frequent inspections of all work, storage, and serving areas to determine that regulations are followed.
* Maintains knowledge of current guidelines, regulations, and procedures of department.
3. Department Records
* Keeps equipment manuals of department.
* Compiles and files records and reports for department.
* Updates SDS information.
4. Staff Development
* Works in collaboration with the Manager and Supervisor on staff issues as dictated by circumstances.
* Acknowledges employee accomplishments.
* Determines and assigns areas of responsibility and accountability to support food production and delivery operations.
* Works collaboratively with Manager and Supervisor to build a team with diverse skills and strengths by assisting in selecting the best candidate for each position.
* Coordinates with Manager and Supervisor ongoing educational opportunities for staff.
* Oversees employee scheduling along with Supervisor; recommends appropriate staffing needs and pattern to Manager.
* Ensures that all new staff are oriented completely to the department and their job duties.
* Ensures that all staff understand special diets and assemble trays correctly.
** MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
** Education, Experience, and Training
* Must possess high school diploma or equivalent.
* Must have successfully completed 8-hour Food Safety Training and Certification Exam (Serve Safe).
* Previous experience in healthcare food service preferred.
* Experience in supervision or kitchen management preferred.
* In-depth knowledge of all aspects of food preparation with the ability to train assigned staff.
* Must exhibit strong skills in leadership, communication, mentoring, advocacy, critical and systems thinking.
* Must exhibit strong communication and mentoring.
* Must be able to read, speak, and write fluent English.
* Ability to learn and navigate computer systems including the online training modules, the employee timesheet and the performance appraisal system.  Job specific systems are also required.

Physical Requirements
* Sitting – Approximately 20% of shift.
* Standing – Approximately 40% of shift.
* Walking – Approximately 40% of shift.
* Lifting – Approximately 50 pounds.
* Twisting – Infrequent.
* Bending – Moderate.
* Squat/Kneel – Approximately 25% of shift.
** WORK*
* ** ENVIRONMENT
* * 1. May come in contact with hazardous chemicals or treatment modalities.
2. The possibility exists of exposure to communicable disease due to working in a healthcare environment.
3. Involvement in patient care may result in unavoidable work-related illnesses.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.  All duties and responsibilities are essential job…