Nutrition Food Service Aide

Nutrition Food Service Aide

Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful St. Lucie River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it not only an excellent medical facility, but also a home away from home.

When we do everything in service for our patients and caregivers, no detail gets ignored. On our Nutrition team as a Food Service Aide, your job will be to create a healing environment and nutritious food — just like our patients have come to expect. For you, that means joining a team that's focused on delivering world-class care. All the while, we'll provide you with opportunities to keep advancing your career.

A PRN caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 7:00AM – 2:30PM or 12:30PM – 6:30PM, including rotating weekends and holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Prepare quality food items in accordance with production sheets, recipes and menus.
• Operate kitchen equipment.
• Prepare food on the grill, in ovens or using an induction stove.
• Prepare cold food items, vegetables, salad mixes and sandwich spreads.
• Select, measure, grind, slice and mix ingredients.
• Assist the cook and nutrition assistants.
• Assist in the assembly of food for final preparation.
• Assemble, transport and pick up patient trays to and from patient rooms.
• Assist in preparing, setting up, serving and cleaning up special dinners and luncheons.
• Follow proper sanitation procedures to produce, maintain and leave a clean, sanitized and organized work area.
• Practice proper food handling techniques and the "clean as you go" policy.
• Organize supplies and food products.
• Operate, load and unload the dishwasher.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Ability to measure/weigh, add/subtract and multiply/divide during food preparation
• Ability to safely utilize cleaning chemicals and other kitchen cleaning utensils and equipment
• Ability to work in hot kitchens around hot equipment and a variety of other potential hazards ranging from spills on floors to sharp cutting equipment (knives, slicers, etc.)
• Ability to withstand changes in work environment temperatures (hot kitchen to cooler)
• An insensitivity to allergic reactions, as you will be around sanitation chemicals, gloves, food and supplies
• Ability to read, write and follow written and verbal directions

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience in food service OR the ability to perform general food service duties
• Previous experience in large scale food preparation
• Two years of related experience
• Knowledge of cooking methods/procedures, including types of preparation and related routines
• Prior restaurant experience in a kitchen
• Training in institutional food preparation

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work in hot kitchen around hot equipment and a variety of other potential hazards ranging from spills on floors to sharp cutting equipment (knives, slicer).
• Ability to withstand changes in work environment temperatures (hot kitchen to cooler).
• An insensitivity to allergic reactions to required sanitation chemicals, gloves, food and supplies used and essential to the job.
• Ability to work in wet environment with hands frequently exposed to water.
• Must have physical qualifications to walk, stand for extended periods of time, as well as entering walk-in coolers and freezers to obtain needed products, with assistance when
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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