Food Service Assistant

Northwell Health; Town of North Hempstead (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Food Service Attendant to prepare and serve meals to patients, transport items, and maintain sanitation in the hospital kitchen and related areas. The role requires ensuring accuracy of requests and safe handling of all equipment.

Responsibilities include delivering trays, stocking supplies, and keeping the work area clean and organized. A high school diploma and 1–3 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves food to patients as assigned; arranges food per guidelines.
• Transports food and supplies within hospital or cafeteria; handles food per sanitary regulations.
• Delivers food trays and nourishment in a timely fashion; fills requests accurately.
• Collects used carts or trays and returns them to the kitchen.
• Operates food prep and sanitation machines safely; maintains stock.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and utensils.
• Mops floors; cleans equipment and service areas with required cleaners.
• Refrigerates and labels perishable food; stores supplies in order.
• Sorts silverware for washing; may perform environmental service duties.
• Performs related duties; all essential functions per ADA.

Skills

Food service

Sanitation

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Food service equipment

Sanitation equipment

Job description

Job Description

Performs one or a number of tasks relating to the preparation and service of food, delivery and collection of food and supplies, appropriate operation of machinery, and sanitation of specific areas of the department.

Job Responsibility

• Prepares and serves food to patients as assigned; prepares and arranges food according to guidelines or tallies.


• Transports food and supplies to designated areas within Hospital or cafeteria; handles food in accordance with sanitary regulations.


• Delivers food trays, nourishment, supplemental feedings and supplies in an orderly and timely fashion; serves food while accurately filling requests.


• Collects used carts or trays and returns them to the kitchen.


• Operates machines used in the preparation of food or sanitation equipment and work area; uses machines/equipment in a safe and efficient manner; maintains a sufficient amount of each item to support needs.


• Operates all utensils according to proper procedures; maintains cleanliness of the work area.


• Mops floors, cleans equipment, utensils, work and service areas, using detergents and germicides required.


• Refrigerates and labels perishable food; stores all supplies in an orderly fashion.


• Sorts all silverware for washing and cleans, polishes stainless steel equipment; may perform environmental service duties.


• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.


• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).