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, transporting food carts, and performing dishwashing as assigned.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• Educational requirement: High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.) preferred
• Experience requirement: Experience in a food service environment or large service establishment preferred
• Licenses and certifications 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
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language
• Effective communication with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers
• Working knowledge of Serve Safe guidelines and Health department standards
• Knowledge of food service equipment and sanitation principles
• Active listening skills
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment

Benefits

This position does not offer benefits.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Company Profile

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America’s “Best Hospitals.” It is a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. The hospital offers unparalleled care for thousands of patients from around the world.