GENERAL SUMMARY/OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
As a member of the Room Service team, in the role as Room Service Supervisor, the individual will be tasked to lead a team that delivers in a pleasant, friendly and timely manner patient specific high-quality food and exemplary service to patients, guests, and staff.
This position requires supervising members of the Room Service team (Call Center Operator, Guest Service Attendant - GSA, Dish Attendants, and Cooks) and Hospital staff to ensure that all patients receive prescribed foods, and guests and staff receive requested food following Federal, State and Local sanitation and safety procedures. As outlined in the Food Service Department's HAACP program.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Facilitates and coordinate the Room Service Team to deliver patient trays to no longer than 45 minutes and to assure collection of trays to start no later than 1 hour after tray delivery.
- Direct supervision of the Guest Service Attendants, Dish Room Attendants, Call Center Operators and Cooks.
- Motivates Room Service Team to provide the best quality food and service to patients, guests and staff.
- Assures the patient's tray is 100% accurate to the printed kitchen ticket from the call center. Takes appropriate corrective action to assure patient, guest and staff receive the highest quality service.
- Operates hospital computer system including use of Computrition diet office system. Alerts the Call Center Operator, Guest Service Attendant and clinical dietitian to dietary restrictions and allergies.
- Assure all inventories to par prior to the start of each meal period.
- Assures that dirty tray trucks available on each floor and that each truck available to accept dirty trays.
- Responsible for adherence to cash handling policies and procedures. Does not accept gratuities to perform assigned work duties.
- Responsible for directing and assisting in operational tasks to maintain quality assurance standards for sanitation and safety.
- Makes weekly schedules for all employees who report to her/him and adjusts daily schedule due to last minute employee issues. Responsible to notify and seek out assistance from other supervisors and manager to assure adequate staffing.
- Actively involved in the in-service training of employees and orientation of new employees or fill-in supervisors. Assists in the managerial training of the dietetic intern.
- Must be able to multi-task and handle pressure particularly associated with time constraints due to delivery requirements.
- Contributes and conducts employee performance evaluations. Counsels on disciplinary problems and takes corrective action either informal or by formal documented progressive discipline.
- Monitor and participate in, according to present criteria, sanitation and safety procedures-including HAACP program.
- Adheres to departmental and hospital policies and procedures and other food service regulatory agencies at all times.
- Participates in other duties assigned.