HIGH SCHOOL INTERN, FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE

About the role

Performs a variety of duties to provide food to patients, visitors and staff in a safe and courteous manner. Position will have limited use of specialized equipment in kitchen including slicers and commercial mixers and operating the garbage compactor.

Responsibilities

• Works various stations in patient meal service area.
• Delivers carts, meals and supplies to patient units.
• Performs dishwashing and pot washing.
• Serves food in the retail areas.
• Stocks supplies throughout the department.
• Fills in for cross-trained roles in the department.
• Maintains work area in a sanitary manner; completes cleaning duties.
• Prepares, serves, and stores foods according to HACCP guidelines.
• P Practices good hygiene including hand washing, wearing hair restraints, and glove usage.
• Utilizes FIFO when obtaining foods from storage areas.
• Takes and records temperatures of food during meal periods.
• Checks sanitizer in pots area with test strips and records at each fill.
• Records dish machine temperatures each meal period.
• Uses two patient identifiers when delivering trays to patients.
• Uses permitted equipment in a safe manner; reports any issues immediately.
• Cleans equipment according to established guidelines.
• Refers to and follows MSDS guidelines for chemical usage and storage.
• Uses proper body techniques in lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.
• Performs excellent customer service skills with all customers and coworkers.
• Answers questions about prepared café food items.
• Handles service recovery immediately or involves supervisor as needed.
• Receives and distributes all messages in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in a high school or GED program.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Customer service skills.

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

• None specified

Pay

• Not specified

Schedule

• Rotates All Shifts
• 8 Hours Shifts
• 10-12 Hours Shifts
• On-Call
• Overtime(+8/hrs/shift; 40/hrs/wk)
• Travel Between Sites
• Direct Patient Care
• Respirator Protective Equipment
• Eye Protection
• Head Protection (hard hat)
• Hearing Protection
• Hand Protection
• Feet, Toe Protection
• Body Protection
• Latex Exposure
• Chemical (direct use) Exposure
• Mist Exposure
• Laser Exposure