DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

• Serves meals to visitors and staff of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and provides additional services as needed. Serves patients meals and delivers to nursing unit.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Maintains the privacy, safety, and dignity of each customer by observing client confidentiality and by strictly adhering to safety and sanitation standards.
• Ensures accuracy of food items being delivered to the patient and informs patient of meal selection and any therapeutic diet information.
• Prepares, monitors and provides food by following appropriate menu, production and delivery schedules.
• Analyzes product periodically as per policy.
• Completes product to meet standard. Keep assigned work area, tools and equipment clean according to master cleaning schedule.
• Is knowledgeable of and assists with implementation of policies and procedures, protocols, standards and guidelines as regards to tasks.
• Actively participates in unit/hospital cost saving and productivity initiatives.
• Use resources efficiently.
• Perform other duties and tasks as needed and assigned.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to read dials and documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries and complaints from customers.
• Ability to calculate simple mathematical equations.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions
• Ability to convey information to others that has been learned.
• Ability to retain patterns of behavior once trained.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Work requires a variety of physical activities, including moving about within and outside of all hospital properties for long periods of time.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information with patient, family, peers and medical personnel.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COVID-19

Lake Charles Memorial Health System must ensure compliance of various Federal and State Regulatory Agencies, including CMS (Centers for Medicaid & Medicare).

Candidates for this position must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file with the Lake Charles Memorial Health System Human Resources Department.

Proof of vaccination prior to employment is required to ensure compliance.