Food service associate

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System is seeking a Food Services Associate in Onancock, VA. The role involves preparing and serving meals to patients, visitors and staff, while adhering to food safety and sanitation standards and therapeutic diet guidelines.

Responsibilities include following recipes, preparing ingredients, assembling patient trays accurately, and maintaining strict sanitation. Experience in healthcare foodservice is preferred and multiple certifications may be required within stated

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Allergen Awareness Certification required within 180 days.
• Food Handlers Card required within 30 days.
• Food Protection Manager Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve foods to patients, visitors and staff.
• Follow recipes and production worksheets ensuring safety and sanitation.
• Assemble patient trays accurately per diet orders and allergies.
• Maintain food safety, infection control and sanitation compliance.
• Use FIFO to minimize waste and label all products with dates.
• Assist with cleaning tasks and communicate with supervisors as needed.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Allergen Awareness Certification - VA

Food Handlers Card - VA

Food Protection Manager Certification - VA

Job description

Onancock, Virginia Hiring Range $15.00 - $19.50/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

The Food Services Associate is responsible for preparing and serving foods to patients, visitors and hospital team members. Will demonstrate knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards. Promotes and maintains safe work environment for staff as well as our customers.

What you will do

• Complete food preparation following recipes/techniques as designated on production worksheets and in compliance with regulatory guidelines and Food & Nutrition Services policy/procedures.
• Demonstrate the competence to complete prep work, including but not limited to slicing lunch meat, chopping fruits & vegetables, preparing salads and sandwiches.
• Complete meal service ensuring proper portion control and plate presentation.
• Demonstrate the ability to follow therapeutic menus to ensure patients receive consistent, competent, and quality nutritional care within their diet therapy guidelines and as ordered by the physician.
• Accurately assemble patient tray based on the patient/resident specific tray ticket or tray card (as applicable), ensuring accuracy to diet order and allergy restrictions.
• Maintain a working knowledge of food safety, infection control, and sanitation regulatory compliance requirements and Food & Nutrition Service policy/procedures.
• Consistently comply with temperature, quality, sanitation & storage at all key steps in the food production process.
• Actively use the FIFO (First-in-First-out) system to ensure that food items that are already in stock are used first to control food waste.
• Label & date all product according to policy and alerts management of any discrepancies to the norm.
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations with patients and patient families so that patients and their families perceive positive patient care from the hospital.
• Demonstrate positive communication with internal customers (physicians, team members, etc.).
• Demonstrate flexibility and reliability when meeting the needs of the customer.
• Demonstrate the ability to use time effectively and during periods of heavy workload, is able to aid other workers in the completion of their work.
• Ensure completion of all assigned cleaning tasks, as noted in job work flows and posted assignment sheets, prior to end of shift.
• Alert supervisor/manager when unable to complete tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or GED, (Preferred)

Experience

1 year Prior food service experience, preferably in a healthcare facility (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Allergen Awareness Certification - VA State - ANSI-approved Allergen Awareness certificate program within 180 Days(Required)
• Food Handlers Card (FH) - VA State - ANSI-approved Food Handlers certificate program within 30 Days(Required)
• or Food Protection Manager - VA State - ANSI approved Food Protection Manager Certification - VA State (Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities. Unfortunately, job scams are on the rise across the country, and we want to help you feel confident in knowing what is — and is not — part of our hiring process. Learn more about how to recognize a legitimate Riverside job opportunity and what to do if you suspect a scam by visiting this site.