Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $20.61 - $24.04
Work Schedule
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Life insurance
Flexible spending account
Employee assistance program
Job Description
The Food Service Worker position is based at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, operating within the Nutrition & Food Service department. The VA Medical Center is a pivotal part of the Veterans Affairs healthcare system, dedicated to providing exceptional health care and supportive services to American veterans. As part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network, this center emphasizes a Whole Health System of care, aiming to empower veterans by creating personalized health plans centered around healing relationships, environments, and community connections. The facility is well-regarded for delivering comprehensive care that aligns with the Veterans Health... Show More
Job Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Suitable for federal employment as determined by background investigation
- Selective service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
- Completion of online onboarding process and submission of acceptable identification
- Passing pre-employment physical
- Completion of all application requirements detailed in the job announcement
- Commitment to a 1-year probationary period
- Ability to perform physical tasks including lifting up to 20 pounds unassisted and sometimes over 40 pounds with assistance
- Compliance with VA influenza vaccination policy or approved exemption
- Ability to work full-time including weekends and holidays
- Availability to work in Sioux Falls, SD
- Effective communication skills
Job Qualifications
- No formal education requirement
- Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the duties
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Knowledge of safety and sanitation procedures
- Ability to interpret instructions and follow standardized recipes
- Demonstrated good dexterity and adherence to work practices
- Experience in food service or related field preferred
Job Duties
- 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
- Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identifies only the kind of diet called for
- Provides patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available
- Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu
- Follows directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings following standardized diet recipes and using sanitary techniques
- 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 including assembling, labeling, and arranging completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks
- Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts along with individual and bulk nourishments and supplement foods and beverages for patients
- Makes final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperatures
- Works in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line
- Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas
- Performing other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
Job Location
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