Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $18.83 - $21.96
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Life insurance
flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program
Job Description
The Hampton VA Medical Center, located in Hampton, Virginia, is a prominent healthcare institution dedicated to providing comprehensive medical services to veterans and their families. Operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, this facility emphasizes high standards of care, compassion, and respect for those who have served the nation. The center is committed to supporting the health and well-being of its patients through a range of specialized services, including nutritional and food services designed to meet diverse dietary needs and promote recovery and health in a medical environment. The VA Medical Center offers a rewarding career opportunity within its... Show More
Job Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Suitability for federal employment as determined by background investigation
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination
- Selective Services registration for males born after 12/31/1959
- Completion of online onboarding process and presentation of acceptable identification
- Completion of all application requirements
- Commitment to 1-year probationary period
- Ability to continuously stand and walk
- Ability to frequently stoop, reach, push, pull, and bend
- Ability to frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds
- Willingness to perform heavy cleaning duties
- Ability to work shifts as assigned including variable hours, weekends, and holidays
- No education substitution allowed
Job Qualifications
- Evidence of training or experience sufficient to perform the duties of the position
- Experience performing food preparation duties in a healthcare facility, hotel, college cafeteria, military base, or similar quantity food service institution
- Knowledge of regular and modified diets
- Ability to read and understand diet cards
- Understanding of food terminology, measurements, and serving information in standardized recipes
- Ability to perform duties with dexterity and safety
- Ability to interpret instructions and specifications other than blueprint reading
- Experience with materials and technical practices relevant to food service
- Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
- Capability to work without more than normal supervision
- Knowledge of good work practices
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
- Selects and places correct items on patient trays
- Decides what food items to serve for the most 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
- Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts
- 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
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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