What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Associate position at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System?
Employment Type:
Part time
Shift:
Rotating Shift
Description:
Summary:
In accordance with defined procedures and established schedules, performs a variety of related duties in one of the following specifically assigned areas: Cafeteria, Catering, Cold Food Preparation, Trayline, and/or Dishroom. Maintains work area(s) in a clean and orderly condition.
Minimum Education, Licensure / Certification And Experience Required.
Education
High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred. Ability to read and write required.
Special Skill / Aptitudes
One year previous experience in a commercial restaurant or a food service department.
Duties / Responsibilities:
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Part time
Shift:
Rotating Shift
Description:
Summary:
In accordance with defined procedures and established schedules, performs a variety of related duties in one of the following specifically assigned areas: Cafeteria, Catering, Cold Food Preparation, Trayline, and/or Dishroom. Maintains work area(s) in a clean and orderly condition.
Minimum Education, Licensure / Certification And Experience Required.
Education
High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred. Ability to read and write required.
Special Skill / Aptitudes
- Must be able to demonstrate thorough knowledge of proper use of cleaning chemicals, equipment operation, and cleaning procedures.
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate food handling protocol.
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate handling of cash/money, and make change.
- Excellent customer service skills necessary in order to deal effectively with various levels of hospital personnel, outside customers and community groups.
One year previous experience in a commercial restaurant or a food service department.
Duties / Responsibilities:
- Sets up and/or serves food to customers in accordance with established serving standards.
- Performs cashiering duties such as operating cashier equipment, entering appropriate amounts of food items, totaling purchases, collecting and returning appropriate money to customers.
- Assembles the sanitized flatware for patient meal delivery.
- Assembles patient food trays and nourishments, providing appropriate hot or cold foods as previously ordered by Personal Nutrition Assistant (PNA), dispensing beverages and necessary condiments on trays in accordance with individually prescribed menus.
- Also, prepares and places basic cold food, and in doing so, portions, counts, and weighs food items according to established procedures.
- Transports trays to patient care area by use of food carts. Delivers late food trays to patients as needed.
- Works in assigned area under generally comfortable working conditions with exposure to splashing water, and cleaning agents. Occassional exposure to extreme working conditions (hot and cold).
- Standing 100% of the time.
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds from floor to shoulder level or shoulder to floor.
- Ability to push carts containing food trays weighing up to 100 pounds.
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
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