Food Service Technician
Core
Assembles and distributes patient food trays and snacks in a hospital or long-term care facility, adhering to specific diet therapy protocols.
Role type
Food Service Technician (Hospital/Long-term Care)
Builds
Patient meal trays and snack distributions
Domain
Healthcare / Food Service
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Food safety certification, tray assembly, enteral feeding product handling, chemical handling, infection prevention protocols, patient meal selection coordination, dishroom sanitation, basic math, recipe reading
Preferred skills
High school diploma, 1 year experience in long-term care or hospital kitchen
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Prepares and delivers food trays in accordance with diet therapy protocols; fulfills daily/weekly cleaning duties; interprets patient enteral feeding orders; adheres to infection prevention policies; works with nursing to distribute meal trays; assembles neat and appealing trays; stocks work stations; completes dishroom duties including sanitization.
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior