PRN Catering Assistant - Chambersburg Hospital - Days/Evening

PRN

Monday Friday Flex Availability Days/Evening

Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Under the direction of management performs a variety of duties as assigned to provide prompt accurate and attractive food service to patients and customers in a safe and sanitary manner; also performs appropriate cleaning/sanitation activities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Unit Based Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Core Values: Service Integrity Compassion
service excellence and patient and family centered care by showing respect honesty fairness and a positive attitude toward all customers.
confidentiality.
dependability to include attendance and punctuality.
accountable takes initiative and ownership of issues.
a professional demeanor. Represents hospital in a positive way. Has a compassionate working relationship with patients and families.
personal responsibility for 2way communication. Communicates and listens effectively with patients families coworkers other departments physicians/providers and community.
coworkers initiatives and a patient and family centered philosophy; pitches in; does own part and helps others.
to continuously improve work environment/processes (Performance Improvement). Demonstrates a patient and family centered focus when considering/developing improvement solutions.
willingness/enthusiasm to create embrace and facilitate change.
self and others; supports a learning environment; leads by example. Encourages patients and families to give feedback and suggestions for improvement.
working relationships critical to the organization including patients families coworkers other departments physicians/providers and community.
others by providing recognition and support.

Technical Excellence
critically; utilizes sound judgment; promptly reports potential risks.
state of art knowledge of area of specialty healthcare trends and practice and populations served.
a level of computer literacy appropriate to their role.
and maintains current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies certifications/licensures as required.
hospitalrequired reviews e.g. HIPAA safety health screening
care concerns and others as assigned.
to National Patient Safety Goals.
Job Class Specifics
commitment to the values of the department to ensure the quality of service provided.
knowledge of own role in the event of a fire.
high standards of personal hygiene; washes hands using proper technique.
approved hair restraints in food preparation areas.
proper glove usage.
dishes properly being careful not to contaminate serving surfaces.
proper portion control when portioning foods.
cost effectiveness as evidenced through efficient use of materials.
proper food handling techniques; follows HACCP guidelines.
dates food products correctly.
scheduled inservice programs.
sufficient knowledge of modified diets and places proper foods and condiments on trays; has correct placement of items on tray.
proper use of equipment; reports defective equipment or unsafe conditions immediately.
documents correct dish machine temperatures and reports substandards immediately.
area and equipment clean and sanitized according to established departmental standards as observed by QA activities.
direction well from management and puts instruction into effect.
well with others as evidenced by proper and timely job completion.
coworkers as directed in all aspects of department operations.
in crosstraining for Catering Associate job functions under guidance of management and fulfills obligations of the position as assigned.

General Requirements

The following requirements are expected of all employees:
Core Values: Integrity Compassion Excellence Service
Annual Health Screening with Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens Education
Safety Awareness: Hospital Fire Safety and Disaster procedures
Confidentiality: Maintains employee and patient confidentiality.
Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential function of the position
Leadership Standards:
Character: Attitude Integrity Role Modeling
Job Performance: Results orientation Customer focus Decision making Awareness.
Interpersonal Skills: Communication Relationshipbuilding Team player Celebration
Innovation: Breakthrough thinking knowledgebuilding/sharing Coaching/enabling System Vision & Management
Physical and Mental Requirements: Classified as heavy work by the Dictionary of Occupational Titles: May exert 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 lbs. of force constantly in order to move objects.
Stands and walks throughout department constantly on tile surfaces.
Carries up to 20 pounds frequently for distances up to 20 feet.
Pushes/pulls carts and equipment of up to 50 pounds frequently throughout the department and patient floors.
Occasionally climbs to heights of up to 2 feet.
Lifts from 40 50 pounds to and from floor to waist level on a frequent basis.
Frequently bends squats and twists.
Reaches occasionally to heights up to 2 feet overhead.
Nearvisual acuity within color discrimination for judging appearance and condition of food.
Auditory acuity sufficient to hear normal voice tone when not facing an individual or by phone.
Possesses good general mental health; ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form; ability to speak read and write in English.
Working Environment: Work is performed in a typical indoor kitchen environment: frequently exposed to hazards normally found in food service area (i.e. potential hazards from wet or slippery floors cuts burns chemicals etc) and in patient care areas throughout the hospital.
Reporting Structure: Reports to the Assistant Director Food and Nutrition or designee. In his/her absence reports to the Director of Food and Nutrition or designee.
Disclaimer: These essential job functions are requirements of the position which must be performed either with or without reasonable accommodation. The essential job function list is intended to be a guide rather than a limitation. The Chambersburg Hospital possesses the right to add new responsibilities to the list as business demands dictate. Some of the essential job functions may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat/significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.
By identifying essential job functions we are in no way stating or implying that these required tasks are the only activities that are to be performed by the employee occupying this position. In addition employees will also be expected to follow any other jobrelated instructions and to perform any other jobrelated duties that are included in the job description. The preceding requirements represent only the minimum acceptable levels of knowledge skills and/or abilities that a job incumbent must possess; in order to perform the job successfully the incumbent will possess additional aptitudes so as to perform the other duties that the job description entails.
Revised Date: 04/29/2021

Qualifications and Standards
Education: High school graduate or the equivalent preferred.
Experience: Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. Previous experience in a health care food service or restaurant setting preferred.
Certifications/Licensure: None required.