Food Service Worker I, Evenings, Part Time
Bassett Healthcare Network · Herkimer, NY · 1 mo ago
Management$16.12/hrPart-time
About the role
Are you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? Here you will find an innovative culture that is patient-focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities, achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible.
Responsibilities
- Completes assigned functions within the department, providing excellent customer service.
- Operates and maintains dietary food equipment.
- Provides efficient, courteous, and accurate service through interactions with customers, physicians, nursing, and visitors.
- Performs routine duties in the sanitation area of the Food Service Department.
- Performs customer, food, and sanitation-related activities, troubleshooting as necessary.
- Develops and maintains excellent communication skills with patients, customers, and coworkers.
- Responds to patient and customer issues and concerns in a timely manner.
- Assesses customer needs and delivers products to meet those needs.
- Records food temperatures during meal hours and takes action when temperatures are not to standards.
- Maintains personal hygiene and proper uniform according to department standards.
- Completes all daily washing and sanitizing tasks.
- Maintains a safe and clean work area.
- Ensures 100% compliance on all record-keeping requirements.
- Performs assigned daily and monthly cleaning tasks.
- Completes weekly cleaning list.
- Performs appropriate role with regard to equipment maintenance and supplies.
- Respects and uses equipment appropriately.
- Trains new employees in correct workflows.
- Cleans and stocks immediate work area before leaving at end of shift.
- Controls food and paper waste and uses resources efficiently.
- Maintains and checks floor par stocks on assigned floors and on-call rooms.
- Ensures excellent customer service.
- Presents a professional and courteous manner when dealing with patients, physicians, visitors, and staff.
- Greets each patient and customer with a smile and a helpful demeanor.
- Resolves customer complaints in a polite manner with an eye to resolution that meets patient or customer expectations.
- Treats coworkers with respect and allows for different work styles and viewpoints.
- Plays an active role in Relationship Based Care and participates in department Practice Council.
Education/Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.
Previous Food Service experience, preferred.
Skills
- Communication
- Building relationships
- Listening
- Computer skills
- Attention to detail
Physical Requirements
- Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
- Occasional: balancing, climbing, crouching, grasping, hearing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, stooping, visual acuity (color, depth, perception).
- Frequent: typing/clerical/dexterity, seeing/monitor/computer use, talking.
- Constant: walking.
Hazards
- Occasional bodily fluids/bloodborne exposure, burns, chemical exposure.
Working Conditions
- Occasional noise, wet and/or humid conditions, mists, odors.
Pay
Salary range: $16.12 – $24.12 per hour (based on qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation).