Dietary Team Leader - Part Time - Days vary

About us: For the past 85 years, Stephens County Hospital has been a trusted name in the community, striving for excellence and delivering professional and compassionate care. Our dedicated staff of approximately 475 employees has a heart for healthcare and realizes how precious the gift of good health can be.

Stephens County Hospital is a 96-bed acute care hospital located in Toccoa, Georgia. We are nestled in the beautiful foothills of Northeast Georgia where our family-oriented community offers many cultural and civic opportunities as well as numerous outdoor activities.

Stephens County Hospital is a member of the Georgia Hospital Association, American Hospital Association and Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals. Stephens County Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation's premier healthcare monitoring agency.

Dietary Team Leader - Part Time - Days vary

Education:

Acceptable score on the Team Leader test.

Experience:

Minimum of one year experience in hospital food service.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepares salads and desserts for patients, cafeteria and special functions.
• Follows package instructions, recipes and uses timers.
• Insures high quality results (looks and tastes good and not over cooked).
• Tries new recipes for both salads and desserts.
• Practices good sanitation when working with food.
• Insures that food is covered, labeled, dated, stored properly and not wasted.
• Insures that hot food is served hot and cold food is served cold.
• Follows patient menu when preparing salads and desserts.
• Insures that salads and desserts are prepared and served according to diet order (i.e. low sodium, diabetic, renal, etc.).
• Checks all trays on patient tray line for overall accuracy and appearance.
• Insures that patient tray line starts on time and runs smoothly.
• Insures the accuracy and sanitary preparation of special tube feedings, nutritional supplements and infant formulas.

• Insures that cafeteria is ready and opens on time.
• Insures that cafeteria is properly stocked according to cafeteria checklist and signs for special items are displayed.
• Insures that necessary condiments are ready before opening.
• Oversees the serving of food and insures that counters are kept clean and uncluttered.
• Insures that serving line is not left unattended.
• Operates cash register and balances drawer.
• Closes cafeteria and leaves clean for next meal.

• Deposits money from cafeteria sales with business office cashier.
• Runs meal census report before breakfast (all meals in absence of diet clerk), updates diet orders, computer and maintains patient cardexes.
• Completes meal count sheet and lists special items needed.
• Completes patient tray cards and gets cards to tray line timely.
• Prepares between meal nourishment labels and gets labels to production area in a timely manner.
• Answers telephone and maintains accurate message log regarding request for patients.
• Maintains accurate records of physician's charges in cafeteria.
• Records temperatures of refrigerators and freezer daily.
• Records daily meal counts for patients and cafeteria.
• Insures that committee charge receipts are turned in to Diet Clerk promptly.
• Completes duties on Team Leader weekly cleaning schedule:
  • Team Leader's refrigerator
  • Team Leader's general work area and window sills.
  • Reach-in freezer.
  • Cafeteria serving line and counters.
• Insures that work areas are left clean before breaks and at end of shift.
• Insures that floors are swept and spot-mopped in absence of Stock Clerk.
• Insures communication within the department and with department management.
• Insures that staff is productively occupied, break and lunch periods are taken timely.
• Completes daily checklist at end of shift to insure that all task are finished.
• In absence of department managers, is responsible for:
  • General operation and staffing of the department
  • Approves menu substitutions
  • Handles patient related problems when requested by nursing or physician
  • Checks incoming food and supplies against purchase order
• Organizes daily routine to insure all work is completed on time.
• Insures routine task are completed without overtime.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:

* Have near normal hearing - able to hear alarms/telephone/normal speaking voice/ webinars

* Have near normal vision - clarity of vision (both near and far) either corrected on non-corrected, ability to distinguish colors

* Have good manual dexterity and eye-hand-foot coordination

* Standing - continuously within the shift (67-100%)

* Walking - continuously within the shift (67-100%)

* Climbing - occasionally within the shift (1-33%)

* Bending/stooping - frequently within the shift (34-66%)

*Twist at the waist - occasionally with the shift (1-33%)

*Pushing/pulling - frequently within the shift (34-66%)

* Lift/carry - 20lbs with assistance - occasionally within the shift (1-33%)

* Reaching above the shoulders - frequently within the shift (34-67%)

* Lift/carry - 50lbs with assistance - occasionally within the shift (1-33%).

Stephens County Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any other legally protected status.