Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $20.18 - $23.56
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Life insurance
flexible spending accounts
Federal employee discounts
Job Description
The Lexington VA Health Care System, located in Lexington, Kentucky, is a prominent healthcare institution dedicated to providing comprehensive medical services to veterans. As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, this facility is committed to delivering quality care and support to those who have served our country. The Lexington VA Health Care System integrates a wide array of specialized services, including primary care, mental health services, inpatient and outpatient treatments, and nutrition and food services, ensuring that veterans receive holistic and compassionate care under one roof. This government facility operates under principles of excellence, integrity, and respect for... Show More
Job Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Suitable for federal employment as determined by background investigation
- Completed urinalysis drug screening prior to appointment
- Selective service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Completion of online onboarding process with acceptable identification documents
- Completion of all application requirements
- Ability to serve a 1-year probationary period
- Physical ability to perform moderate to heavy duty tasks including standing, lifting, bending
- Ability to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays
- Willingness to comply with departmental health vaccination and safety policies
- Commitment to the mission and values of the Veterans Affairs department
Job Qualifications
- Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the duties of this position
- Dexterity and safety
- Interpret instructions, specifications other than blueprint reading
- Materials knowledge
- Technical practices knowledge
- Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
- Ability to work without more than normal supervision
- Work practices knowledge
- Ability to describe detailed experience on resume to support qualifications
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 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
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Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
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