St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. Responsible for performing a wide range of duties within the foodservice department, which may include: delivery and retrieval of patient trays, stocking supplies in various areas of the hospital, operating a POS system, portioning food, general cleaning responsibilities including ware washing, delivering, staging, and cleaning up of catered functions, answering and processing calls for patient meal requests. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Prepares, sets, and serves all food as directed ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes. Performs minor food preparation and portioning tasks in accordance with departmental policy. Prepares and gathers all items needed for snacks and breaks and ensures they are delivered to the proper areas. Helps in tray assembly. Delivers trays to patients in accordance with established facility and departmental procedures. Utilizes established double identifies to ensure patient safety. Double checks tray for accuracy and nutrition order compliance prior to delivery. Ensures the tray is positioned properly for the patient; assists the patient with the opening of any tray elements; and checks with patient for the need of any additional or missing items. Picks up soiled trays in a timely manner and returns trays to kitchen for proper cleaning and storage. Ensures and maintains proper food quality and temperature. Prepares, serves, and merchandises menu items in a manner that best enhances the products and adheres to all dietary restrictions. Ensures that all menus are posted in the proper areas and that changes to the menus have been communicated to the responsible individuals. Answers patients call in a prompt, courteous manner, and processes request in accordance with patient’s nutritional care order. Operates POS while following cash handling policies and procedures. Sets up, delivers, and breaks down catering functions. Stocks assigned areas as directed. Assists with general sanitation of food service department including wiping walls, cleaning equipment, working in the dish room, emptying trash cans etc. Cleans and maintains work area at all times. Completes projects as assigned. Prioritizes work assignments. Reports for work at the scheduled time in proper uniform with the ability to perform all assigned duties. PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: Walking for up to 7 hours per day, 3 hours at a time. Continuously uses hands, upper and lower back and legs, handling, twisting/turning. Examples would be carrying trays, pulling and pushing trucks and carts, etc. Frequently uses firm grasping. Uses upper extremities for continuously lifting (up to 30 lbs.) carrying (up to 10 lbs.) and frequently push and pull (76 to 150 lbs.). When performing essential functions, employee must have the ability to frequently stoop/bend and occasionally squat. Employee should be able to hear normal conversation and have general vision, far vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. EDUCATION: High school graduate or equivalent. Customer service experience preferred. TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: On the job. Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!! St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300 outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $3.5 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 11 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. SLUHN has been named a Top Workplaces 2023 by the Morning Call. In addition, St. Luke’s has been named a Top Workplace nationally, in the Philadelphia region, and in New Jersey. St. Luke’s is the ONLY healthcare institution in Pennsylvania and the third-highest ranked healthcare entity in the nation to be deemed a Top Workplace in 2023. In 2023, St. Luke’s was named one of America’s Best Employers for Women by Forbes. St. Luke’s was the only employer in the Lehigh Valley to be named to the list and was one of only two healthcare employers in Pennsylvania to receive the designation. St. Luke’s University Health Network is the top-ranked Lehigh Valley-based employer in Forbes Magazine’s ranking of employers in Pennsylvania. Learn More Here.