Food Service Associate

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Food Service Associate for full-time evening and day shifts. Responsibilities include assembling patient meals, preparing fruits and vegetables, serving hot and cold items, and delivering trays to patient rooms and cafeteria areas.

Staff must maintain safety and sanitation while assisting in various food service units. Previous hospital food service experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Read, write and speak English.
• Simple math.
• Prior food service experience desirable.
• Experience in a hospital or long-term care facility helpful.

Responsibilities

• Build patient meal trays and portions.
• Prepare fruits and vegetables and serve hot and cold items.
• Deliver patient trays to assigned areas and assist in the Cafeteria or Trayline.
• Dishes, clean and sanitize work areas and equipment; follow HACCP guidelines.

Skills

English proficiency

Basic math

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position TitleFood Service AssociateDays - Full Time, Evenings - Full TimeBell Hospital, Cambridge Tower APosition Summary / Career Interest:The Food Service Associate position may perform one or more functions including, but not limited to, building patient meal trays; preparing fruits and vegetables; preparing and serving hot and cold food items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (in addition to grab-and-go items); delivering patient trays to assigned areas; serving retail customers; and dishwashing activities. The Food Service Worker must be knowledgeable about food items and respond to patient and customer inquiries with the correct information.Responsibilities and Essential Job FunctionsPerforms duties in one of the following department units: Food Production, Cafeteria (Main or Cambridge), Doctor’s Lounge, Trayline, or Support Services.Cross-trained to perform in one or more of the units and/or stations within the primary unit.Maintains food/product/supply quality and safety following HACCP and department standards.Operates, monitors, and cleans any equipment used to perform job duties following directions and unit standards.Maintains orderliness, safety, and sanitation of work and/or service area(s), according to unit standards and work station assignment.During periods of downtime in primary unit, assists in another unit according to assignment or at request of supervisor. (Examples: portioning and wrapping patient food items, serving on the Cafeteria hot line, loading or unloading the dish machine.)Duties according to assigned unit include (not an exhaustive list):Trayline, Support Service: Delivers and retrieves food carts for patient food service.Food Production: Test and evaluate new recipes.Food Production, Trayline, Cafeteria: Adjusts work hours to early or late to help with food production, patient meal service, or service in the Cafeteria.Dishwashing: Load and unload the dish machine.Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.Demonstrates ability to provide care/service safely and efficiently to each patient.Assists with on-the-job training of new employeesMust be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.Preferred Education and ExperienceHigh School Graduate or GED.Prior food service experience.Experience in a hospital or long-term care facility.Knowledge RequirementsRead, write and speak English.Simple math.Time Type:Full timeJob Requisition ID:R-56658Important information for you to know as you apply:The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion .The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail] .Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.Need help finding the right job?We can recommend jobs specifically for you! Create a custom Job Alert by selecting criteria that suit your career interests.