Lead - Food Service Worker | Nutrition Services | PRN

Avera Helmsley CenterPierre

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$18.50 $22.75

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Supervises department activities and functions performed by food service staff to provide patient meal service. Demonstrates and monitors safe and sanitary food service operation in compliance with state and federal regulations.

What you will do

• Supervises operation to ensure patients & residents receive meals per physician orders that are therapeutically correct tasty attractively served and at appropriate temperature. Helps supervise daily operation to meet quality products service and productivity goals through scheduling changes tray line supervision adequate supplies wellfunctioning equipment and positive feedback.
• Prepares and submits food and supply purchase orders for customer meals. Helps with food & supply inventories and assists with receiving of supplies & food by checking for quality and/or safety concerns returning substandard items for credit. Routes invoices to accounting for payment timely. Keeps accurate records of supplies sent to other units for monthly accounting recordkeeping.
• Assists with training staff needs makes appropriate schedule changes and monitors staff performance including but not limited to food preparation service and dishwashing. Provides direction support and supervision to staff.
• Monitors department work areas for compliance with food handling techniques safety & sanitation polices and procedures.
• Sets up serves and clears special functions and catering events as scheduled.
• Completes special office and clinical assignments routinely and ongoing.
• Fills in for other positions in Nutrition and Food Service department as necessary.
• Responsibilities include interviewing hiring developing training and retaining employees; planning assigning and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent

Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Technical Certificate Graduate of approved dietary manager coursework
• Certified Dietary Manager Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals
• ServSafe Certificate National Restaurant Association
• Previous leadership and/or food service experience
• Demonstrates leadership skills

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
• Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
• Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please callor send an email to .