Food Service Aide - Full Time, Days (Bethlehem Campus)

sluhn; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a patient-focused Food Service Associate to support dining operations and meal delivery to patients. You will assemble, portion, and deliver meals with attention to temperature, safety, and patient identifiers, assisting with tray assembly and snacks as needed.

The role requires good customer service, ability to stand/walk for extended periods, and willingness to work shifts including weekends and holidays. On-site training provided.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience preferred.
• Food service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, sets, and serves food and ensures proper temperatures and portions.
• Performs minor food preparation and portioning according to policy.
• Gathers items for snacks and breaks and delivers to appropriate areas.
• Assists in tray assembly and delivers trays to patients.
• Uses patient identifiers to ensure safety and checks nutrition orders.
• Verifies tray accuracy and nutrition order compliance before delivery.
• Assists patients with tray items and checks for missing items.
• Picks up soiled trays and returns them for cleaning and storage.
• Maintains food quality and temperature.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

SCHEDULE:

Typical shifts: 6:00am -2:30pm, 6:30am - 3:00pm, 6:45am - 3:15pm. Required to work every other weekend and holiday.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares, sets, and serves all food as directed ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes.
• Performs minor food preparation and portioning tasks in accordance with departmental policy.
• Prepares and gathers all items needed for snacks and breaks and ensures they are delivered to the proper areas.
• Helps in tray assembly.
• Delivers trays to patients in accordance with established facility and departmental procedures.
• Utilizes established two patient identifiers to ensure patient safety.
• Double checks tray for accuracy and nutrition order compliance prior to delivery.
• Ensures the tray is positioned properly for the patient; assists the patient with the opening of any tray elements; and checks with patient for the need of any additional or missing items.
• Picks up soiled trays in a timely manner and returns trays to kitchen for proper cleaning and storage.
• Ensures and maintains proper food quality and temperature.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Walking for up to 7 hours, 30 minutes at a time; sitting for up to 1 hour at a time and standing up to 1 ½ hours for 30 minutes at a time. Frequently uses handling and occasionally twisting/turning, lifting (1-50 lb.), carrying (1-50 lb.), pushing (1-50 lb.), and pulling (1-50 lb.). When performing essential functions, occasionally involves with stooping/bending, climbing, reaching above shoulder level. Employee must have the ability to hear normal conversation, have general vision, far vision, and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Customer service and/or food service experience preferred, but not necessary. On job training will be provided.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.