Hospital Food Service Assistant
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification OND
- Experience
- Location Rivers
- City Port Harcourt
- Job Field Catering / Confectionery 
Job Summary
- Responsible for preparing and serving food to patients and staff
- Clean plates and service areas and ensure food safety
Job Description
- Part of food preparation. Chop vegetables, assemble salads, bake goods, and prepare other basic foods
- Serves meals to patients, staff and other clients
- Follow food safety and sanitation procedures
- Clean work areas, tables, cabinets and ovens etc
- Collect and place garbage and trash in designated containers
- Prepare meals and beverages according to established recipes, portion sizes and dietary guidelines
- Check and confirm production orders, place items on trays and examine trays for completeness.
- Serves trays to patients using available push carts
- Collect and stack dirty dishes on cart and return carts to kitchen
- Operate kitchen equipment like dishwashers, warming trays and serving carts safely and efficiently
- Able to collaborate and communicate with the kitchen staff, nurses and healthcare team to ensure accurate meal delivery and attend to any patient concerns.
- Maintain accurate inventory records.
- Serves tray to patient
Requirements
- Minimum of OND in Hospitality or related field
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Method of Application
Job Summary
- Responsible for preparing and delivering meals to patients and staff with a hospital setting
- Ensure that food adheres to dietary restrictions and meets all health and safety standards while maintaining cleanliness and proper food handling practices throughout the serving process
Job Description
- Ensure to assemble patient trays according to meal plans, including appropriate portion sizes and dietary modifications (diabetic, low sodium, pureed etc)
- Understand and cater to specific dietary restrictions, allergies, and preferences of patients
- Apportions and places food servings on plates and trays according to diet list on menu card
- Promptly deliver meals to patients room, checking patients identifications and verifying dietary needs before serving
- Maintain a clean and hygienic work areas, properly sanitize utensils and trays and follow safety procedures
- Providing assistance in receiving and food deliveries, ensuring proper rotation of stock to maintain freshness
- Operate kitchen equipment like dishwashers, warming trays and serving carts safely and efficiently
- ● Able to collaborate and communicate with the kitchen staff, nurses and healthcare team to ensure accurate meal delivery and attend to any patient concerns.
- Maintain accurate inventory records.
- Examines filled tray for completeness and places on cart, dumbwaiter, or conveyor belt
- Pushes cart to different wards or hall as appropriate
- Serves tray to patient
- Collect and stacks dirty dishes on carts and return cart to kitchen
- Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets and ovens
- Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers
Requirements
- Minimum of OND in Hospitality or related field
- Experience in a healthcare food services setting preferred
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