Patient Food Service Asst-28169

About the role

Performs food service-related activities to ensure patient satisfaction. Ensures food service sanitation and Quality Control standards are met. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Location: Chicago, Illinois, Department: Food And Nutr Srvcs-Patient, Work Type: Part Time (Total FTE between 0.5 and 0.89), Shift: Shift 4, Work Schedule: 4 Hr (6:00:00 AM - 9:30:00 PM)

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient meal trays, continental breakfast, between-meal snacks, and nourishments.
• Uses scripts, age-appropriate guidelines, and patient identification procedures when passing trays and nourishments; Follows infection control and food safety guidelines; Collects trays after meal service.
• Ensures patients with prescribed diets receive meal trays on units assigned.
• Delivers and collects patient selective menus; assists patients with menu selection as appropriate.
• Prepares food for, assembles, and serves patient trays.
• Reports patient food preferences, patient requests, unusual intake, and comments to the clinical nutrition staff.
• Maintains and improves patient satisfaction scores on unit assigned.
• Cleans and sanitizes nourishment centers and soiled tray carts, ensures all equipment is in working order; reports equipment problems to supervisors; records designated refrigerator temperatures daily, as appropriate.
• Requisitions, delivers, stores, and tallies floor stock and nourishments.
• Records amount of par stock delivered to each patient care unit; Ensures food on par stock cart remains in the temperature safety zone; Ensures all food is labeled and dated in the nourishment galley.
• Cleans over-bed tables for patients and prepares beverages prior to each meal.
• Uses hospital computer and communication systems for patient meal service.
• Assists in training personnel as assigned.
• Follows hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• H. S. Diploma or GED preferred
• Illinois Department of Public Health and City of Chicago Sanitation Certification required within six months of hire
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English and demonstrate reading ability.
• Able to perform as an active team player, Customer Service Orientation.
• Enjoys working with people/patients.
• Good interpersonal skills, outgoing personality, positive and pleasant demeanor at all times.
• Able to demonstrate basic math and computer skills.
• Able to work independently without direct supervision.
• Exhibit critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Able to function in a fast-paced work environment.
• Able to pay close attention to detail.
• Able to handle volatile situations.
• Able to demonstrate a sense of urgency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Foodservice and customer service experience.

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift 30 - 50 pounds and push or pull a cart of food trays. Work demands 100% walking and/or standing. Work duties may demand standing in place for extended periods, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling. Able to communicate with patients and staff using a variety of audio-technology.

Pay

Pay Range: $19.20 per hour. Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry-specific market data.

Benefits

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits. Learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).