Come work with an award winning team! Thanks to the readers of The Daily Freeman-Journal, VDMC was named Best Place to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Van Diest Medical Center has also been recognized as a 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®. This marks the second year for VDMC’s inclusion on the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals. VDMC is one of only 12 hospitals in the state of Iowa to achieve this designation. Nationwide, there are 1,366 critical access hospitals. Additionally, Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) has also been named a 2024 and 2025 Top Workplaces INDUSTRY winner. Top Workplaces Industry awards celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. The award marks them as an employer of choice for those seeking employment in the industry. Details about how Van Diest Medical Center builds a great workplace culture are available at: https://topworkplaces.com/company/van-diest-medical-center/. The day and evening Dishwasher works under the direction of the FSM and assumes responsibility for performing duties in food preparation, service, and clean-up of breakfast, noon, and evening meals for patients. The Dishwasher works in the cafeteria assisting customers. This position communicates with the nursing staff and patients on a regular basis. This job description and performance standards cover the most significant duties performed, but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned. • Completes all required competencies within allowed time frame. • Follows all infection control, safety, and general hospital policies, including VDMC Standards of Behavior. • Accurately operates cash register. • Performs clean-up tasks including patient trays and eating utensils, pots and pans and food preparation utensils and task related to clean-up of own work area, kitchen, storeroom, and dining room. • Performs food serving tasks and tray assembly for patients according to Physicians ordered diet. • Assists FSM and other staff members as necessary in the function of the department. • Checks in and puts away groceries and supplies according to correct procedures. • Participate in quality improvement and assurance activities, data collection and documentation. • Cleans and assembles soda machine. Stocks all supplies. Keeps equipment and appearance of serving area and Dining room clean and neat. • Maintains level of skill required by job description related to education, experience, tools and equipment. Hours vary. 10:30am-2:30pm or 4pm-7pm. Includes weekends.