Supports the goals and objectives of the Food and Nutrition Services Department by cleaning the cafeteria, kitchen, and all Food and Nutrition Services area.
Principal Duties:
Clean and sanitize all work stations utilizing appropriate techniques
Set up sinks according to HAACP and department policies
Put away deliveries in appropriate areas in a timely manner
Properly date all food in designated areas. Follow proper dating, temperature adherence and food safetyprocedures.
Pull and empty trash containers throughout the shift
Distributes supplies, utensils, and equipment needed by kitchen staff
Maintain all coolers and walk-ins for cleanliness and organization of products
Make sure all recycling vessels are utilized correctly, and dumpster area maintained according to department guidelines
Set all sanitizer and soap buckets on work stations thoughout kitchen
Proper use of automatic chemical dispenser to obtain cleaning products for kitchen and retain areas
Assures compliance with all sanitation and safety requirements
Performs other duties and functions as assigned
Customer Service:
Greets customers in courteous, friendly, respectful and professional manner at all times, including maintaining eye contact when appropriate.
Follows communication protocols to both internal and external customers, including introducing him/herself with job title and experience, asking open ended questions, such as "How may I be of help to you?" using the customer's name as soon as it is learned.
Responds promptly and appropriately to customer questions/concerns/complaints and attempts immediate resolution.
Keeps customer's information confidential, including public places such as elevators or the cafeteria.
Provides assistance and offers help immediately, including finding someone else to meet the request, if unable to do so him/herself. Introduce other staff to customers when a hand-off occurs and explain that the person will provide excellent service.
Demonstrates commitment to excellent service recovery when a customer's expectations have not been met.
Commitment to Co-Workers:
Offers assistance to colleagues and other departments when needed.
Takes responsibility for solving problems regardless of origin; completes assignments, and respects deadlines.
Resolves conflict directly with colleagues and seeks assistance from others if the issue cannot be resolved. Refrains from criticism in public.
Mindful and respectful of others' time and schedules. Attends meetings on time and communicates any absences.
Provides co-workers with a status.
Communication Etiquette:
Respectful, courteous and professional in all forms of communication and follows facility's service communication protocol in all interactions.
Refrains from use of personal cell phone in patient care areas and keeps usage to a minimum at all other times while on duty.
Does not text or use e-mail during meetings (except for exigent or emergency situations).
Limits use of business cell phone during meetings (remain on vibrate and/or calls go to voicemail).
Makes every effort to answer telephone calls within three rings, introducing him/herself, department and title (if appropriate). Asks permission before placing the caller on hold or using the speakerphone. If caller is transferred, gives the caller the extension number of the person he or she is being transferred to. Offers further assistance to the caller upon completing the conversation.
Maintains an appropriate voicemail message and when away from the office has an out-of-office email message that is brief, current, and includes name and department and offers the caller options if possible.
Returns email and voicemail messages promptly but no later than within one business day (24 hours).
Always mindful of voice and language in public.
Self Management:
Participates in assigned educational programs within hospital and outside of hospital as assigned by the Program Coordinator to maintain optimum knowledge base to provide superior assistance to the Physical Medicine Residency Program.
Reports to work appropriately groomed and in compliance with the Hospital's dress code. Wears identification badge at all times at chest level and facing outwards so identification is clearly visible.
Complete all assignments within deadlines or negotiates alternative actions and time frames in order to achieve desired outcomes.
Completes mandatory, annual education and competency requirements.
Follows UMCRH safety, infection control and employee health standards.
Demonstrates responsibility for personal growth, development and professional knowledge and competency.
Adhere to all UMCRH and department policies and procedures, including Code of Conduct and professional behavior standards. Does not exceed Hospital guidelines in reference to attendance, punctuality, and use of sick and unplanned absences. Provides notification of absences, lateness and vacation requests according to department guidelines. Respects length of time for lunch and break times.
Reviews, signs, and adheres to UMCRH and/or departmental confidentiality statement.
Company Description Located in Largo in the heart of Prince George's County, our new state-of-the-art regional medical center (UM Capital Region Medical Center) will provide improved access to primary and ambulatory care services and serve as a tertiary care center for critically ill patients. In addition, our new space will allow us to expand our offerings as a community partner to help improve the health status of Prince George's County residents.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
a. Entry Level: Equivalent to a High School diploma or GED; basic employment skills b. Formal Education/Training: equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years college); requires knowledge and experience of a specialized field. c. Professional: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree; working knowledge of theory and practice within a specialized field. d. Advanced Professional: Equivalent to a Master's degree; knowledge in more than one discipline. e. Expert: equivalent to PhD, M.D., J.D., Specialized knowledge often requiring license or certification.
MICROSOFT WORD
a. Not Applicable b. Basic: Perform daily word processing tasks, such as, producing routine letters, memorandums, and informal reports. Able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page set-up. c. Intermediate: Use and create a variety of templates, complex tables, merges; manage table data, sort and filter merges, and also performs basic work in existing Macros. Able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. d. Advanced: Produces very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements. Able to use and create a wide range of graphic effects and has full mastery of Macro commands.
MICROSOFT EXCEL
a. Not Applicable b. Basic: Performs tasks and work with data in worksheets. Able to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. c. Intermediate: Work with multiple worksheets, filter data, use integrate functions, and manipulate databases. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. d. Advanced: Use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data in Excel. Use customized functions (Names, VLOOKUP, IF, IS) and work with Pivot Tables. Able to automate some operations, manage Macro commands, and create MS Excel applications.
MICROSOFT ACCESS
a. Not Applicable b. Basic: Design, create, and modify databases, tables, queries, forms, and reports. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and indexing techniques. c. Intermediate: Use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. d. Advanced: Develop an application and tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code.
COMMUNICATION
a. Simple Written and Verbal Instructions: Work requires the ability to understand and respond to simple written or verbal instructions. Incumbents must respond appropriately to instructions, questions, or requests for information. Work occasionally requires contact with patients and/or visitors which involves courtesy. b. Exchange Information on Factual Matters: Work requires the ability to exchange information on factual matters, schedule appointments, greet visitors, explain hospital/corporate policies, and/or relay messages to appropriate personnel. This type of interaction requires courtesy and tact when dealing with patients, visitors, and/or hospital/corporate employees. More sensitive situations may be referred to others as appropriate. c. Effective Oral/Written Skills and Provide Empathy: Work requires the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations. d. Conflicting Issues; Mediate; Strong Writing Skills: Work requires communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions or well-developed writing skills. e. Persuade and Negotiate on Important Matters: Work requires communication skills in order to persuade and negotiate with others on important matters, such as negotiate contracts, appeal reimbursement decisions and writing grants. f. Manage Staff and Persuade/Negotiate with Peers: Work requires the communication skills necessary to effectively manage the employees within assigned department and to persuade and negotiate with peer-level managers on issues and programs that impact the department. Work requires effectively dealing with conflicting views or issues and mediating fair and workable solutions. g. Advanced Skills & Ability to Represent Hospital /Company: Work requires advanced interpersonal/communication skills in order to present the hospital/corporation in legal proceedings, negotiate in extremely important and sensitive situations, persuade members of senior management on issues and programs that impact the assigned department, represent the hospital/corporation to external parties, or perform other duties requiring a comparable level of communication sills.
PROBLEM SOLVING
a. Entry Level - Service: Work requires the skills to read and understand instructions, add and subtract numbers, and make comparisons between numbers and letters. b. Administrative Support: Work requires the analytical skills to gather and interpret data in situations in which the information or problems are relatively routine. c. Technical: Problems resolved through well developed processes and procedures and requires basic scientific, mathematical or technical level training. d. Professional/Supervisory: Problems resolved mostly through defined processes and procedures, application of in-depth knowledge usually acquired through professional level training. e. Management: Problems solved through independent interpretation of department and company guidelines, processes and procedures and application of in-depth, experience-based knowledge. f. Advanced - Professional/Management: Complex problems involving various analyses, summarizing of information and data in order to solve problems through defined processes and procedures or independent interpretation of guidelines, application of in-depth knowledge usually acquired through advanced professional level training. Problems and situations may cross departmental/divisional lines. g. Senior Management: Highly complex problems requiring the application of scientific or technical principles, theories and concepts and in-depth, experience-based, cross-functional knowledge. h. Executive Management: Work requires the analytical skills to identify and resolve extremely complex strategic and operational problems which require innovative solutions based on extensive, cross-functional knowledge
CONTACTS INSIDE & OUTSIDE FACILITY/CORPORATION
a. Outside the Department but Within the Company: Regular contacts outside the department, but generally within the company, to give or get information. b. Outside Company to Give and Receive Information: Regular contacts outside the Company to give or get information. Requires courtesy, tact, and some knowledge of Company procedures. c. Within/Outside Company with Tact & Discretion: Frequent contacts, within or outside of the Company. Requires tact, discretion, and working knowledge of Corporate procedures and policies. d. Within/outside Company; Considerable Tact/Discretion: Contacts, within or outside the Company, as a Company representative in a specialized area of knowledge or technical field. Requires considerable tact and discretion, and some persuasion to obtain approvals, consent and action.
TRANSPORTATION (Work Related)
a. Not applicable. b. Required: Valid driver's license with access to transportation. Must be insured for his/her state's minimum personal injury and property damage liability. c. Required - Use Company Vehicle: Valid driver's license (Class C) in good standing. d. Preferred: Valid driver's license with access to transportation. Must be insured for his/her state's minimum personal injury and property damage liability
