Food and Nutrition Associate II

St. David's HealthCare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

Behavioral health and telemedicine

Paid time off and disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Tuition and certification support

Job summary

St. David's HealthCare is seeking a Food Service Associate II at St. David's South Austin Medical Center to support patient meals and cafeteria dining. The role includes dishroom duties, tray service, salad prep and maintaining sanitation across kitchen and dining areas.

The position also involves cash handling, stocking and assisting with meal service while upholding safety and quality standards for patient care and staff nutrition.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Food Handlers Permit required within 7 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient, medical staff and cafeteria lunch and dinner salads and desserts
• Prepares and displays cafeteria salad bar items
• Orders produce and maintains rotation and storage of fruits and vegetables
• Maintains sanitary and organized salad area and cafeteria work spaces
• Delivers patient trays and passes out meals
• Operates cash register and handles cash as required
• Performs cleaning and janitorial duties as needed

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

• Prepare late trays

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Food and Nutrition Associate today with St. David's South Austin Medical Center.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Food Service Associate II maintains the catch side of the dishroom, and the pot and pan area in an organized, sanitary manner or serves in the cafeteria or operates the cash register. Washes and stores pots and pans. Catches clean dishes and puts them away. Delivers food carts to patient floors, passes out trays and returns carts to the dishroom. Performs department janitorial duties

Principal Responsibilities

• Prepares patient, medical staff and cafeteria lunch and dinner salads and desserts.
• Prepares and displays cafeteria salad bar items.
• Orders produce.
• Maintains vegetable and fruit rotation and storage.
• Maintains a sanitary and organized salad area working environment.
• Prepares cafeteria breakfast fruit bar.
• Collect patient dirty food carts.
• Set up the pot and pan sinks for service.
• Wash, sanitize and store pots and pans.
• Catch and store clean dishes.
• Maintain the catch side of the dishroom, and the pot and pan area in an organized, sanitary manner.
• Set up bus tubs in the Doctor's Dining Room for noon service.
• Set up and work an assigned position on tray line or cafeteria.
• Deliver and pass out patient trays.
• Prepare late trays
• Assist in stocking of the storeroom stock and for related work area.
• Keep the Doctor's Dining Room and Auditorium clear of catering dirty dishes.
• Assist in the cleaning of the kitchen, storeroom, walk-in and freezer floors.
• Assist in recycling of empty boxes and cans.
• Properly serves food on the cafeteria steamtable.
• Operates cash register according to department cash handling and accounts for cash received. Prepares change requests and deposits.
• Perform special cleaning assignments.
• Demonstrate understanding of HCA's and "Patients First" safety initiative by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred
• Food Handlers Permit required within 7 days of hire

Benefits

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, is a 368-bed acute care hospital within St. David's HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub-specialty services. Key programs include a nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region's only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; a Level II trauma center; advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services; full-service maternity and newborn care; and four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop. The facility is affiliated with Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.