Evening Food Service Worker – Patient & Cafeteria Prep

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital; Winfield (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Professional Development

Wellbeing Fund

Matching 401(k)

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life insurance

Annual salary increase and incentive

Paid time off and Holiday pay

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is seeking a Food Services Worker to prepare cold items for patients and the cafeteria, take Room Service orders, assemble trays, and ensure safety and sanitation standards are met. The role includes data entry in Excel, basic cash handling, and maintaining a clean work area.

The job offers comprehensive benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan repayment, professional development, and a total rewards package.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Data entry using Microsoft Excel and basic cash handling.

Responsibilities

• Prepares cold food items for patients and cafeteria.
• Take Room Service orders including employee/patient/family initiated orders and those patients needing assistance.
• Complete tray assembly.
• Ensures food meets all safety and sanitary regulations and completes all required documentation.
• Data entry using Microsoft Excel.
• Basic cash handling.
• Maintains a safe, clean, neat and orderly cooking area.
• Ensures all department policies and programs are adhered to.
• Ensure satisfaction in quality and service using problem resolution skills as necessary.
• Completes daily position checklists, cleaning duties and all required documentation.
• Washes and sanitizes all food service equipment used for patients and cafeteria service.
• Replaces items to their proper place of storage.
• Demonstrates ability to exercise independent judgment in times of need.
• Assist with putting away stock using the FIFO (first in, first out) method.
• Cleans and sanitizes cafeteria service items.
• Cleans dish machine at end of shift.
• Cleans and sanitizes work area.
• Cleans and sanitizes food service carts.

Skills

Customer service

Critical thinking

Work under pressure

Data entry

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is seeking a Food Services Worker to prepare cold items for patients and the cafeteria, take Room Service orders, assemble trays, and ensure safety and sanitation standards are met. The role includes data entry in Excel, basic cash handling, and maintaining a clean work area.

The job offers comprehensive benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan repayment, professional development, and a total rewards package.