Dishwasher Dietary (Pool/PRN)

## Description
**JOB SUMMARY**
Washes all soiled dishes, trays and utensils through the dish machine. Hand washes all pots and pans and sanitizes
them through the dish machine. Delivers and picks up food carts from all patient care areas. Assists on tray line as
indicated. Buses dirty cafeteria dishes and catering dishes. Maintains clean, safe and organized work area. Adheres
to and practices the St. John's Health Corporate Compliance Program and participates in performance improvement
activities.
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
**Dish-washing Duties**

• Scrapes, sorts, loads all trays, dishes and silverware in dish machine. Assures that dishes are clean.
• Unloads dish machine, stacks clean dishes and puts away in the proper area. Makes sure Living Center has

glasses and silverware at all times.

• Buses dirty cafeteria dishes and silverware and stocks clean dishes during service hours. Making sure there are

clean coffee cups are out at all times.

• Manually washes all dirty pots and pans and sanitizes thorough the dish machine.
• Assures the sanitation level in the dish machine is correct, checks and records daily.
• Follows and adheres to established Infection Control practices, i.e. hand washing.
• Maintains, develops and updates skills to implement ideal service. Attends department meetings, completes inservices

• etc.
• **Meal service**

• Assists with meal service as indicated i.e. takes food to the Living Center, pans bacon, sausage, assists with prep.

helps with breaking down boxes and taking them out.

• Transports food carts to and from patient care areas assuring that dishes are collected from areas in a timely

manner.

• Assists with room service as indicated. Delivers meals if needed to patients and demonstrates good customer

service skills in all patient interactions.

• Assists with cleaning up after catering events.

**Cleaning Responsibilities**

• Completes assigned daily cleaning tasks. Cleans ovens, hoods and equipment during evening shift.
• Breaks down and thoroughly cleans dish machine nightly.
• Sweeps and mops departmental floors nightly. Takes all trash out of kitchen.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• **JOB REQUIREMENTS:**
• **Minimum Work Experience**
• **Required:** Ability to interface with people in a positive and team oriented manner. Ability to work quickly and efficiently. Good
• interpersonal and customer service skills. Ability to adjust to fluctuating job demands, meets assigned deadlines and
• works independently.
• **FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS**
• **Working Conditions**
• Healthcare setting, production kitchen with potential hazards such as steam, hot surfaces, sharp instruments, and
• cleaning chemicals. Working in confined spaces with temperature ranges from 0 to 90 degrees. Must be on-site at
• the St. John's Health campus or other facilities to fulfill the responsibilities of this role.
• **Physical Requirements**
• 95% of shift standing and walking. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Bending, stooping, twisting, reaching,
• pushing, and pulling necessary 5% of shift. Must be able to work ten hour shifts.
• **Direct Reports:**None
• **Reports to:** Assistant Manager Dietary
• **Internal & External Contacts**
• Food and Nutrition Services Department and SJH staff Contact with physicians, residents, patients, food vendors and
• guests of SJH.
• **LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES**
• **Attention To Detail**

• Completes tasks in a way that ensures there are no errors
• Methodically and patiently reviews work to identify any mistakes or discrepancies
• Creates and stores documentation in a way that is thorough and easy to access

**Initiative**

• Doesn’t wait for others to tell him/her what to do; sees a problem or opportunity and immediately starts moving to

address it

• Finds his/her own motivation for completing work and accomplishing goals

**Interpersonal Skills**

• Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down and sideways, inside and outside the organization
• Builds appropriate rapport
• Uses diplomacy and tact

**Time Management**

• Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently
• Concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities
• Gets more done in less time than others