The New Mexico VA Healthcare Network is hiring a Food Service Worker for the Nutrition and Food Service Line. Responsibilities include food prep, modified diets, dishwashing, storage, and sanitation, requiring independent handling of specialized tasks and strong knowledge of service operations and computer use.
Include but are not limited to following: Make final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperatures. Verify food items on the tray are appropriate for the prescribed diet. Identifies obvious discrepancies between prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu. Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identified only the kind of diet called for. Distributes menus and surveys to patients. provides patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available. Sets up the assigned station on the tray line with the correct supplies and food items. Prepares beverages according to the number of servings required. Prepares fresh fruit, cold salads, dressings, sandwich fillings, cold sandwiches, and simple cold desserts in specified quantities. Sorts, washes, peels, and cuts cold foods using knives or other equipment. Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weighing, measuring, and assembling ingredients according to standardized recipes. Prepares uncooked food items like sandwich spreads and salad dressings. Operates, breaks down, and cleans all equipment assigned to food service and related areas. Prepare individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods and beverages for patients. Follows directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings, following standardized recipes and sanitary techniques. Determines ingredient quantities needed to prepare the required yield. Work Schedule: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM or 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM; Shifts are variable to include weekends and holiday. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99836S Physical Requirements: May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. Are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment. Frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.
This position does not require education.
Cesar.RuizJimenez@va.gov 562-826-8000 X16245
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