Food Service Assistant - TEMP

Northwell Health; West Chester (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Food Service Worker to assist with patient meals, sanitation, and daily kitchen operations in a hospital setting.

The role involves preparing and serving food, transporting supplies, and maintaining clean, organized work areas with safe handling of all equipment. This is a temporary assignment with a 7:00AM–3:00PM shift and rotating weekends/holidays.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years relevant experience in food service.
• Ability to follow guidelines and maintain sanitary practices.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Food service experience

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Kitchen 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 Responsibilities:

1. Prepares and serves food to patients as assigned; prepares and arranges food according to guidelines or tallies.
2. Transports food and supplies to designated areas within Hospital or cafeteria; handles food in accordance with sanitary regulations.
3. Delivers food trays, nourishment, supplemental feedings and supplies in an orderly and timely fashion; serves food while accurately filling requests.
4. Collects used carts or trays and returns them to the kitchen.
5. 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.
6. Operates all utensils according to proper procedures; maintains cleanliness of the work area.
7. Mops floors, cleans equipment, utensils, work and service areas, using detergents and germicides required.
8. Refrigerates and labels perishable food; stores all supplies in an orderly fashion.
9. Sorts all silverware for washing and cleans, polishes stainless steel equipment; may perform environmental service duties.
10. 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.

Work Shift: 7:00AM -3:00PM /Flex Days/ Rotating Weekends & Holiday Coverage

*Temporary Assignment

Job Qualification:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required. Minimum of two (2) years 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).