Food Service Associate Hospital

Riverside Smithfield Hospital; Smithfield (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Riverside Smithfield Hospital in Smithfield, VA is hiring a Food Services Associate to prepare and serve meals for patients, visitors and staff. You will follow recipes, ensure portion control, and maintain safety and sanitation standards.

The role requires at least a high school diploma and 1 year of food service experience; certifications in allergen awareness, food handlers, or food protection management are required within specified timeframes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• 1 year of prior food service experience preferred.
• Must obtain VA allergen awareness, food handlers, or food protection manager certifications within specified timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare foods following recipes and procedures as designated on production worksheets.
• Slice, chop, and assemble salads and sandwiches.
• Serve meals with proper portion control and plate presentation.
• Follow therapeutic menus to ensure dietary accuracy and patient safety.
• Assemble patient trays accurately according to diet orders and allergies.
• Maintain food safety, sanitation and regulatory compliance standards.

Skills

Food safety

Sanitation

Customer service

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Allergen Awareness Certification

Food Handlers Card

Food Protection Manager Certification

Job description

Smithfield, 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 Services 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.

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)

Company Culture

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.