Food Service Associate (Part Time) - Evening - Jefferson Einstein - Main

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia operates a fast-paced hospital cafe environment. The Food Service Associate rotates through salad, sandwich, and homestyle stations, assisting with prep, stocking, service, and station maintenance to ensure quality, presentation, and efficiency.

Focus is on sanitation, food safety, and exceptional customer service, with guidance from the Supervisor of Food Service to provide patient meals and cafeteria service across all age groups.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 6+ months experience in food service preferred.
• Patient meal service experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food prep, stocking, service, and station maintenance.
• Prepare and serve food with focus on quality and presentation.
• Maintain sanitation and safety per CDC guidelines.
• Provide welcoming, professional guest experience.
• Rotate between salad, sandwich, and homestyle stations.
• Assist with patient meal service and cafeteria operations.

Skills

Customer service

Sanitation

Food safety

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Kitchen equipment handling

Job description

Job Details The Food Service Associate supports daily café operations in a fast-paced, open-kitchen environment. This role may rotate between salad, sandwich, and homestyle stations, while assisting with food prep, stocking, service, and general station maintenance. Associates are responsible for preparing and serving food to the public with a strong focus on quality, presentation, and efficiency. This position requires a high standard of sanitation, food safety, and customer service at all times. Team members must maintain a clean and organized workspace, follow all safety and portioning guidelines, and provide a welcoming, professional experience for guests. This position reports to the Supervisor of Food Service and with guidance and input from the Lead Food Service Associate, the Food Service Associate is responsible for patient meal and food service to ensure the patient satisfaction. Patients may range from infancy through late adulthood.

Job Description

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Sets up and stocks assigned station prior to the start of service and for next meal to facilitate meal service and ensure efficiency. (20%)
• May retrieve patient meal trays to ensure sanitary, safe and timely patient meal service. (15%)
• Maintains appropriate floor stock according par levels and records usage accordingly. Handles food according to proper sanitary and safety guidelines. Follows food service handling methods according to policies and procedures. (10%)
• Ensures all food is prepared using recipes in order to provide consistent, safe, nutritionally appropriate, tasty meals that are cost and budget compliant. (10%)
• Complies with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines. May prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas. Serves prepared foods, such as muffins, biscotti, or bagels. Stores leftovers appropriately and utilized same in subsequent day/menu in order to ensure that they are served within timeframe. (5%)
• May package, label, and date hot food items for patient service and cafeteria operations according to established cook and chill guidelines. Properly vacuum packs all food products, as required.
• May be utilized in multiple areas of need, therefore may be cross-trained to conduct many different duties such as, but not limited to tray line, storeroom, and food preparation areas. May work in dish room or pot area to support proper cleaning and sanitizing of equipment in accordance with department standards Maintains proper care and safe storage of food, equipment, and surrounding area. (10%)
• Completes daily and special cleaning assignments to provide a sanitary and safe environment. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: High School graduate or equivalent preferred AND Experience: 6 + months previous experience in food service preferred but not required.

Work Shift

Work Shift Workday Evening (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Albert Einstein Medical Center Primary Location Address 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• medical (including prescription) insurance for colleagues who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps).

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.