Food Service Associate

The University of Kansas Health System; North Kansas City (MO); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Kansas Health System in North Kansas City, MO, seeks a Food Service Associate to build patient meal trays, prepare and serve items for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and deliver trays to assigned areas. The role supports retail service and dishwashing as needed.

The ideal candidate will have a High School diploma or GED, prior hospital food service experience, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while following HACCP and safety standards.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Build patient meal trays and deliver to assigned areas in a timely manner.
• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner items and grab-and-go options.
• Maintain HACCP standards and sanitation in work areas.
• Cross-train across units and assist in other stations when required.
• Dishes washing and equipment cleaning as needed.
• Assist with on-the-job training of new employees.
• Respond to patient and customer inquiries with correct information.

Conocimientos

English fluency

Basic math

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Descripción del empleo

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.