Compassionate Hospital Food Service Aide (20h)

Heywood Medical Group; Gardner (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Heywood Healthcare is seeking a patient food service associate in Gardner, MA. The role involves working in patient tray assembly, cafeteria, dish room, pot room, and food prep, with coverage for grill/cold prep as needed and general cleaning and stocking duties.

The position supports 20-hour day/evening shifts, every other weekend and holiday, with a pay range of $18.00–$24.16 per hour. Final compensation based on experience and internal equity.

Qualifications

• Minimum Work Experience: Prior healthcare food service or restaurant experience desirable.
• Must be able to follow written instruction.
• Capable of working in a busy environment.
• Knowledge of weights, measurements, and basic math.

Responsibilities

• Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner.
• Goes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can.
• Advocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness. Maintains a clean and safe hospital.
• Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
• Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
• Complies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy
• Completed all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
• Reports Incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
• Works together with departmental teams.
• Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.
• Removes or arranges for removal of safety hazards from environment immediately to prevent potential safety hazards from occurring.
• Prioritizes work based on the changing needs of the customers.
• Keeps equipment in clean and working condition at all times.
• Ensures necessary materials and supplies are on hand to complete daily assignments.
• Portions desserts, stocks refrigerators with milk, juices, desserts, beverages, and condiments, as well as, brews coffee and stock lines with disposables.
• Prepares sandwiches according to patient menu choices.
• Places cold food, beverages, condiments, and utensils on the trays.
• Portions hot food onto plates, places sandwiches and plate garnish on trays.
• Unsets food carts, clears cafeteria conveyor belt, loads dishes, glasses, and flatware into racks and feeds them into the dish machine, as well as, unloads clean dishes, glasses and flatware from racks and returns them to service.
• Records dish machine wash and rinse temperatures on the posted wall chart at each meal and reports improper temperatures to the supervisor.
• Ensures floor stock and transfers are delivered to patient care units and other departments according to par levels or order forms and ensures late trays are delivered to patient care units and outpatient areas as ordered.
• Ensures celebration meals are setup and delivered to the Obstetrics Department as requested.
• Ensures worktables, shelving and storage cabinets are cleaned and sanitized according to the posted schedule so inspections by DPH, DMH, JCAHO and the local Board of Health are without violations or deficiencies.
• Ensures dish room tables, work sinks, and utility carts are cleaned after being used so inspections by DPH, DMH, JCAHO and the local Board of Health are without violations or deficiencies.

Skills

Follow written instructions

Busy environment

Weights and measurements

Job description

Heywood Healthcare is seeking a patient food service associate in Gardner, MA. The role involves working in patient tray assembly, cafeteria, dish room, pot room, and food prep, with coverage for grill/cold prep as needed and general cleaning and stocking duties.

The position supports 20-hour day/evening shifts, every other weekend and holiday, with a pay range of $18.00–$24.16 per hour. Final compensation based on experience and internal equity.