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Responsibilities JOB SUMMARY: The Dietary Worker participates in the provision of quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff and guests in accordance with established policies and procedures and in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Centennial Peaks Hospital. Pay: $17.00 Hour Qualifications JOB SPECIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position. Education: Prefer high school diploma or equivalent. Experience: Prefer prior dietary experience in a hospital, health care, or hospitality setting. Licensure/Certification: N/A Knowledge: Prefer knowledge of equipment usage including (not an all inclusive list): stoves, ovens, steamer, fryer, grill, electric mixer, dish washing machines, microwave, food charts. Supervision Received: Director of Dietary Services Supervision Exercised: N/A Environmental Conditions: General hospital environment and outside weather conditions. Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste. Exposure to equipment and cleaning products and fluids. Loss Control Safety Standards: I will adhere to all safety policies and safe work practices. I will attend hospital safety trainings. I will adhere to all hospital policies and procedures and report all accidents immediately to my supervisor. Physical Requirements: Heavy physical workload. Push, pull and lift up to 50 pounds. Requires standing, walking, bending, pulling, pushing, kneeling and stooping throughout the shift. Drug and alcohol free as evidenced by negative results of post-offer, pre-employment urine drug screen.The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. Job Classification: Non-Exempt; Hours vary based on staffing needs and include day, evening, night and weekend shifts.This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Environmental Service Worker will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by superiors.