Dietary Aid FT Edinburg

Universal Health Services; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Health Services in Texas is seeking a hospital food service helper to support nursing units by delivering meals, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring safe handling of food and dishware. The role involves tray-line support and compliance with sanitation standards.

Responsibilities include proper lifting, equipment use, and working as part of a team to maintain a clean, safe kitchen environment in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English/Spanish.
• Commitment to compliance program and code of conduct; attend required training and report issues to the Compliance Officer.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food carts to patient floors in the specified order and return carts to the dish room on schedule.
• Wash pots and pans by hand and operate the dish machine.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area and overall kitchen and floors.
• Assist with tray line assembly and related kitchen tasks.
• Apply proper lifting techniques and follow kitchen safety procedures.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Food safety knowledge

Education

Food handler certification (City of McAllen/Edinburg or ANSI)

High School diploma or GED (preferred)

Job description

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

Must be familiar with the operation of food service equipment. Must have a working knowledge of food sanitation; knows acceptable techniques in handling and service of food to guests. Delivers food carts to patient floors in specified order; returns carts to dish room at designated times. Wash certain items by hand, such as pots and pans and knows operation of dish machine. Consistently shows concern for cleanliness of work area. Has responsibilities during tray line assembly process. Must help maintain floors clean and must assist with overall kitchen cleanliness. Knows how to lift properly and how to avoid careless kitchen related accidents. Has common kitchen safety knowledge.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Ability to read, write and communicate in English/Spanish languages

2. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS's Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

EDUCATION / LICENSURE:

1. Certified by the City of McAllen or Edinburg (depending on facility employed) or accredited by the State of Texas and ANSI- the American National Standard Institute as a food handlerupon hire or within 14 days of employment.

2. High School diploma, GED, or Higher Education preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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