Food Service Worker – PRN

About the role

Knoxville Hospital and Clinics seeks a PRN Food Service Worker to join their team. This position works mainly day shifts with variable hours and serves patients and hospital staff their food and beverages through the cafeteria line, dishwashing, and cleaning up after mealtimes.

Responsibilities

• Works in the dish room scraping trays, loading and unloading dish machine, sorting silverware and putting clean dishes in their proper place.
• Removes trash to disposal area and cleans trash containers.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen and cafeteria.
• Ensures that trays, utensils, and all service wares are clean prior to placing in service.
• Transports supplies to various areas of the department and hospital.
• Prepares, portion, and assemble food and beverages for patient and resident service.
• Familiar with tray identification system as related to the patient/resident menu program.
• Delivers and collects patient/resident trays during meal service.
• Carries an assortment of condiments and miscellaneous supplies to the patient/resident wings to alleviate problems with menu errors, and to meet patient requests according to the prescribed Nutrition Care Order.
• Reports all meal service-related problems, as observed, on patient notes and notifies the Manager of Nutrition Services of the same.
• Records food and fluid intake on I&O cards in patient rooms, as well as on census sheet for residents.
• Follows proper procedure for patients on calorie counts.

Requirements

• High School graduate or GED equivalent preferred.
• Food Service worker experience preferred.
• Food Handler’s Certificate or ServSafe Certification preferred or agreement to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and established procedures.
• Ability to carry out tasks and functions listed under specific duties.

Qualifications

• Required to complete all annual competency training.
• Maintain license and/or certification.

Skills

• Attention to detail.
• Physical stamina for lifting and moving supplies.

Benefits

• This is a PRN (as needed) position and is eligible for retirement benefits through our retirement plan.

Pay

• N/A

Schedule

• PRN (as needed)