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Cafeteria Aide

UnityPoint Health
Island, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/3/2025 CLOSED ON 1/4/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cafeteria Aide position at UnityPoint Health?

  • Area of Interest: Support Services
  • Salary Range: 15.15-21.00*
  • FTE/Hours per pay period: 1
  • Department: Cafeteria- RI
  • Shift: Rotation
  • Job ID: 175608

Overview

Hours will vary between 5AM-8PM Mon-Fri every other weekend and rotating holidays.

Helps assemble and deliver room service patient trays, nourishments and tube feedings to the nursing units. Makes cold items for tray line using recipes. Works with team members to assemble and delivery patient trays. Gathers dirty trays from nursing units. Works as a team to wash dishes, pots and pans, equipment and carts. Sweep and mop floors. Gather garbage and crush boxes.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:    

  • Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
  • Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
  • Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health

Responsibilities

  • Assembles patient food trays, making sure all items are proper temp and look appealing.
  • Work with team members to assemble trays in a timely manner.
    • Pass trays to patients. Using AIDET. 2 patient identifiers.
    • Communicates well with co-workers, nurses and patients.
    • Makes decisions in regard to customers which satisfy the customer, yet within the hospital philosophy
      • Gathers dirty dishes from nursing units.
      • Sorts and cleans dishes, and pots and pan.
      • Gathers garbage and boxes.
      • Cleans and sanitizes carts, dish machine, and work area.
      • Records temperatures of dish machine and sanitizing solution.
Qualifications

License(s)/Certification(s)

  • ServSafe Food Handler Certificate or IL Food Service Certificate within 60 days of hire.
  • Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, internal equity, and other business needs. The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.
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