Food Service Associate
About the role
The Food Service Associate performs the duties of the host position, involving a variety of routine kitchen duties for the hospital's Dietary Department.
As a Food Service Associate, responsibilities include processing diet orders and diet changes for assigned patients, assisting in floor stock maintenance, participating in tray assembly, delivery and retrieval, and breaking down after meal service and cleaning the kitchen and patient trays.
Responsibilities
- Processes diet orders and diet changes for assigned patients
- Assists in floor stock maintenance for assigned units
- Participates in tray assembly, delivery and retrieval, breaks down after meal service and cleans the kitchen as well as patient trays
- Participates in cold food production
- Efficiently and pleasantly visits patient rooms to obtain verbal menu
- Effectively communicates with dietician, shift leader or manager any patient comments or concerns or problems
- Assists in food preparation, assembles prepared food for service, prepares salads, desserts, nourishments
- Prepares and stores all food according to HACCP standards
- Maintains HACCP Infection Control guidelines
- Demonstrates equipment safety: i.e., meat slicer, coffee urn, can opener, dishwasher
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: HS diploma or equivalency (preferred)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance and voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others) available from the first day of employment.
Work/Life balance with flexible schedules and free onsite parking.