Food Services Assistant - Multiple Openings

About the role

The Food Services Assistant (FSA) position at Houston Methodist is responsible for performing various duties in the kitchen, patient tray line, and/or retail areas. Duties include assisting in tray assembly for patients, simple food preparation, serving customers, setting up to include replenishing stations, transporting food carts, performing dishwashing, and communicating with peers and management regarding workplace hazards.

Responsibilities

• Assists in tray assembly for patients
• Serves simple food items as directed
• Delivers trays to designated locations
• Assembles trays on tray-line as needed
• Transports pantry supplies, garbage, cardboard, and supplies to designated areas
• Maintains clean, orderly storage areas with food items
• Retrieves soiled trays and returns carts to appropriate location
• Ensures patient tray setup and stock supplies for patient tray line each meal period

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.) preferred
• Experience in a food service environment or large service establishment preferred
• Required: Food Handlers Permit - Various Issuers Accredited food handler training course approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TXDSHS) or by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
• Working knowledge of Serve Safe guidelines and Health department standards
• Knowledge of food service equipment and sanitation principles
• Demonstrates active listening skills giving full attention to what other people are saying
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment

Benefits

This position offers a competitive salary and flexible schedule. Specific benefits may vary based on employment status.

Pay

Salary range: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

All Shifts: This position requires availability for all shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Company Profile

Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital brings the expertise and latest technology of Houston Methodist to Baytown and surrounding counties. The hospital provides unsurpassed medical care in a close-to-home, state-of-the-art facility. Houston Methodist Baytown is committed to meeting the needs of its growing community through the ongoing facilities master plan expansion project, which includes a new, expanded emergency department, a five-story patient tower, outpatient center, renovated Cancer Center, neonatal intensive care unit, and the addition of technologically advanced operating rooms.