Utility Worker

5 months ago


Windsor, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:161639**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** **Zone, **Hants Community Hospital**
**Department**:NFS Patient Food Services HCH**
**Type of Employment**:Casual** **Casual Relief** **(**3%** **FTE) x **3** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Support** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:26-Jul-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Nutrition and Food Services, Utility Worker works in the patient and retail food service setting. Reporting to the Manager / Food Service Supervisor, the Utility Worker may be responsible for preparing and serving meals and supplies to patients, residents, Veteran’s, staff, families and customers. Additionally, they are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing patient trays, related equipment and workplaces. The Utility Worker supports safe food handling procedures and provides overall service excellence. The Utility Worker performs a number of key work activities across the site.

**Key Work Activities**: Percentages of time allocated in the Key Work Activities are dependent upon the site and role they fulfill. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Patient Meal Selections (Customer Service)

Answering patient phone calls and entering meal selections on a computer as applicable
Visiting patients in their room and entering meal selections on an electronic tablet

Product/Food Preparation/Assembly and Service

Assemble, portion, and serve patient, and visitor meals
Portion and assemble nourishments, special feedings, beverages, menu items, prepare “mix & serve” menu items
Salad and sandwich preparation

Delivery and Collection

Delivery and distribution of selective menus and patient meals
Delivery of nourishments, supplies (food and non-food)
Collection of soiled patient trays

Food Handling

Participating in receiving and storing supplies (food and non-food) using First In First Out (FIFO)
Receive and interpret patient diet/meal orders; confirm patient meal requirements
Inventory management

Menu Duties

Generate and print menus, reports, tallies and labels
Printing Meditech/STAR report and comparing to CBORD/ Vision reports

Food Safety and Sanitation

Clean and sanitize dishes, utensils, equipment, and work area
Maintain basic work area safety and sanitation
Safe food handling and hygiene
Proper hand hygiene, food storage cleanliness/ appropriate temperatures, sanitation, cross-contamination prevention, control time and temperature, etc.

**About You**:

- Grade 12/GED or equivalent
- Or demonstrated skills and/or relevant work experience, equivalency must be clearly stated in your cover letter and resume
- Demonstrated competency in English and basic Math
- Restaurant experience is considered an asset
- Customer Service Skills considered an asset
- Ability to work as part of a team to provide services and achieve departmental and/or organizational goals
- Ability to perform duties within expected timeframes and standards of accuracy
- Ability to communicate effectively while demonstrating civility and respect
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Frequent physical demands include extensive standing and walking, bending, lifting (maximum of 35- 40lbs), pulling and pushing, and transferring/transporting equipment.

**Hours**:

- Casual Relief 3%
- 11% in lieu of benefits

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$19.17 - $19.92 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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