Food Service Worker, Diet Aide - Dietary - Full Time 8 Hour Rotating Shift (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)

About the Role

Performs a variety of duties related to the preparation and serving of patient food. Assists management in maintaining patient information and refrigerator/freezer temperature logs, and leads others in keeping the patient prep area clean. Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and other hospital personnel while ensuring confidentiality of patient information.

Responsibilities

• Assist management in recording refrigerator and freezer temperature logs and report inappropriate temperatures to supervisor/manager.
• Coordinate workflow, set up, and serve patient trays in accordance with established schedules and procedures.
• Verify patient Kardex is filled out and complete compared to the active diet list.
• Lead others and assist with preparations of early and late trays.
• Refill breakfast carts and serve breakfast to patients on floors.
• Notify Registered Dietitian of any patient complaints or concerns.
• Assist management with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.
• Verify and complete all cleaning assignments.
• Pull items needed for patient meals.
• Perform all other duties as related or assigned.

Qualifications

• Preferred: High School diploma or equivalent. If no HS diploma, must have some experience in hospitality services, nutrition and dietary services, customer service within the food industry, or food services.
• Preferred: Experience in hospitality services, nutrition and dietary services, customer service within the food industry, or food services.
• Required: Ability to follow oral and written instructions and establish procedures.
• Required: Demonstrate excellent customer service behavior.
• Preferred: Active involvement with a professional food service organization.
• Required: Fire Life Safety Training (LA City). If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date (required within LA City only).
• Preferred: Certification - Job Relevant Certified Food Handler Certificate or equivalent ServSafe Certificate.

About the Hospital

Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital’s world-renowned physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center, hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies generally not available elsewhere.

Pay

The hourly rate range for this position is $21.84 - $30.96. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.