Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring: Food Service Worker in Sheridan
Department of Veterans Affairs, Sheridan, WY, US
This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Sheridan, WY. The incumbent will perform tasks that requires attention to work operations. The incumbent will work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, serving area, portioning cold food, dipping hot food, and passing trays. A retention incentive of 15% of gross is offered after 90 days of successful performance on this position. Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items
- Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware
- Selects and places correct items on patient trays
- Decides what food items to serve for the common diets
- Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu
- Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables and replenish items as necessary
- Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian
- Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes
- Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections
- Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas
- Performing other duties as assigned