Food Service Associate

The University of Kansas Hospital; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS is seeking a Food Service Associate to prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner items, build patient meal trays, and assist in cafeteria and grab-and-go operations.

You will deliver patient trays, maintain food safety per HACCP, and cross-train across units while supporting clean, orderly work areas. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• Basic math skills for quantities and measurements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve hot and cold food items for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Deliver patient trays to assigned areas.
• Maintain sanitation and safety per HACCP and department standards.
• Assist in multiple units and support dishwashing and kitchen operations.
• Cross-train to perform in additional units as needed.

Skills

English proficiency

Simple math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position 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 Functions

• Performs 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 employees
• Must 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 Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Prior food service experience.
• Experience in a hospital or long-term care facility.

Knowledge Requirements

• Read, write and speak English.
• Simple math.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.

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• Support Services/Trades, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Remove