Food Service Associate

SSM Health; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking dedicated individuals for a rewarding role in food service. This position involves preparing and serving meals in a hospital setting, ensuring that food safety and sanitation standards are upheld. You will be responsible for setting up meal stations, preparing trays according to dietary needs, and maintaining a clean work environment. This role not only offers a chance to make a difference in patients' lives but also provides a supportive work culture with comprehensive benefits. If you are passionate about serving others and thrive in a team-oriented environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Qualifications

• No experience required, but food handling knowledge is beneficial.
• Ability to maintain sanitation standards and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals while ensuring safe food handling.
• Maintain cleanliness of work areas and equipment.

Skills

Food Handling

Sanitation Standards

Customer Service

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Food Service Equipment

Dishwashing Equipment

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

OK-SSM Health Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony

Worker Type: Regular

Job Summary: Performs duties relative to the preparation, portioning, serving and distribution of meals within the cafeteria and to patient units. Ensures safe food handling and sanitation standards are maintained. Duties may rotate among preparation, serving, distribution, stocking and clean up duties.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sets up stations with entrees, soups, salads, breads, condiments, and all other food products and serving utensils to established portions. Replenishes as needed during meal service and breaks down at end of meal periods.
• Reads patient meal orders according to prescribed diets, prepares trays according to menu cards. Reviews trays for completeness and places trays on carts or appropriate transport.
• Transports food carts and late trays to designated areas. Ensures safe food handling and established infection control processes. Prepares and delivers dietary food stock for patient units.
• Maintains a sanitary work environment through following established procedures. Ensures all equipment is maintained and in good working order.
• Documents the temperature of specified foods and refrigerator/freezer units. Makes necessary adjustments and reports problems when temperature is out of range.
• Retrieves used issued trays in a timely, efficient manner from the cafeteria and/or patient care units. Washes and sanitizes dishes using established methods and timeline. Puts clean dishes and utensils away in proper areas. Cleans work area, tables, cabinets, carts, and all other areas as assigned.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent use of smell and taste to distinguish differences or similarities in intensity or quality of flavors and/or odors, or recognizing particular flavors and/or odors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: 9091010040 BJH Dietary

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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