Food Service Attendant

Luminis Health; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminis Health is seeking a Food Service Worker to support the Food and Nutrition Services Department. This position involves preparing meals, serving food in the cafeteria, assembling patient trays, and ensuring kitchen sanitation. The ideal candidate will possess good customer service skills and food safety knowledge, providing essential support in a healthcare environment.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food preparation and serving.
• Ability to follow dietary guidelines and interact professionally with patients.
• Understanding of sanitation and food safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals in the cafeteria.
• Assemble patient trays following dietary guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and serving areas.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Safety Knowledge

Sanitation Practices

Job description

Position Objective:

Supports the goals and objectives of the Food and Nutrition Services Department by performing the functions of various areas including cafeteria, sanitation, food production, diet office, catering, coffee shop, tray assembly, and tray passer.

Essential Job Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Cafeteria:

1. Serves from the steam table and grill/deli lines for any meal.
2. Performs duties of a float person in the cafeteria, including restocking and preparing for the next meal.
3. Serves proper portions of food according to established guidelines.
4. Follows cleaning schedule for assigned duties.
5. Performs cashier duties, fills out settlement and deposit sheets correctly and gets all necessary items for the meal coupons.
6. Unloads dirty trays, dishes/pans from carts and places them in the dish room.
7. Properly pulls products as need. Labels and dates all necessary food items.
8. Has a general knowledge of the products being served.
9. Leaves workstation clean and sanitized.
10. Demonstrates good customer service skills, includes acknowledging customers and attending to their needs.

Cold Food Prep:

1. Prepares all salad bars, fixings, dressings and cold sandwiches for patients’ orders, café retail spaces and catering.
2. Sets up the salad bar and grab & go area for all café retail spaces.
3. Prepares and delivers the daily cold food items needed for the of all retail café spaces and catering.
4. Cuts and plates all desserts needed daily for patient orders and main café serving areas.
5. Follows daily production sheet as specified by supervisor and maintain all foods rotation, labels and dates following standard procedures for food safety.

Patient Services:

1. Assembles patient trays according to dietary guidelines and following the guidelines for proper portions.
2. Delivers trays to patients accurately and efficiently.
3. Interacts with patients in a professional and courteous manner.
4. Obtains patient meals orders daily, honoring requests as able while following therapeutic diet restrictions.
5. Cleans equipment, floors, walls, and ceilings of assigned areas.
6. Operates Spectralink/Zebra phone and iPad efficiently.
7. Responds to patient and nursing requests immediately.
8. Unload dirty dishes and trays from carts, place them in the dish machine, and remove from dish machine.
9. Transports carts to and from the kitchen safely.
10. Operates kitchen and transportation equipment according to instructions

Sanitation:

1. Sets up and breaks down the dish machine properly. Knows the proper technique for de-liming the dish machine.
2. Ensures the cleanliness of all dishes used in the department.
3. Removes trash from the kitchen and takes it to the correct

Pay Range

$17.50—$24 USD

Luminis Health Benefits Overview:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs and more
*Benefit offerings based on employment status

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