Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $19.43 - $22.66
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Life insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible spending account
Job Description
The Boise VA Medical Center is a reputable federal healthcare establishment dedicated to providing comprehensive medical services to veterans in the region of Boise, Idaho. As a part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, this medical center plays a crucial role in delivering quality healthcare and support to those who have served the nation. The center is committed to maintaining high standards of care, operational efficiency, and employee well-being, fostering a workplace where dedication to public service and the health needs of veterans are paramount. The Medical Center operates under federal employment guidelines, offering competitive wages and a stable... Show More
Job Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Suitability for federal employment as determined by background investigation
- Selective Services registration for males born after 12/31/1959
- Completion of online onboarding process and provision of acceptable identification
- Completion of all application requirements in the Required Documents section
- Willingness to serve a 1-year probationary period
- Commitment to annual seasonal influenza vaccination or approved exemption and face mask wearing if exempt
- Compliance with fair chance hiring practices
- Ability to work from Thursday to Monday, 6:00 am to 2:30 pm MST
- Physical capability to perform light to moderate physical effort, including heavy work tasks
- Ability to stand and walk continuously and perform frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending
- Safety awareness in a kitchen environment with exposure to heat, sharp tools, and slippery floors
- Completion of probationary period evaluations
Job Qualifications
- Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the duties of this position
- Experience related to healthcare facility food service, nursing home, or assisted living, or similar quantity food service institution
- Ability to perform food preparation, serving correct portion sizes, setting up stations on a tray line, delivering and collecting trays
- Understanding of food terminology, measurements, and serving information in standardized recipes
- Dexterity and safety awareness
- Ability to interpret instructions and specifications
- Knowledge of materials and technical practices
- Demonstrated ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Knowledge of work practices relevant to food service
Job Duties
- Set up assigned station with the correct supplies and food items
- Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers', patients', residents' plates
- Break down and clean the station when assigned
- Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary
- Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room
- Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides and report the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian
- Prepare beverages according to the number of servings required
- Prepare fresh fruit, cold salads, dressings, sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities
- Sort, wash, peel and cut cold foods using knives or other equipment
- Provide assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes
- Prepare uncooked food items, such as sandwich spread and salad dressings
- Operate and break down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas
- Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware
- Prepare boxed/to go meals
- Select and place correct items on patient trays
- Read and interpret a regular or modified menu, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections
- Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu
- Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets
- Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas
- Separate food waste, trash/recyclables from dishes, glasses and silverware
- Unload food/tray delivery carts
- Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware
- Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub cookware and utensils
- Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area
- Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center
Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
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