Food Service Worker

Cherokee Indian Hospital; Cherokee (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Food Service Worker, assisting with food preparation and service in a dynamic kitchen environment. You will have the opportunity to ensure high-quality meals are served to patients while maintaining cleanliness and efficiency. Ideal candidates have a high school diploma and strong customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Food service and healthcare experience preferred.
• Attendance of in-services and educational programs will be provided to maintain job competency.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of patient meals and snacks.
• Cleans and maintains kitchen and food service areas.
• Delivers food to inpatients.
• Runs the cash register at the café.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Food Safety Knowledge

Education

High school or GED equivalent

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Base pay range

$15.00/hr - $16.77/hr

Job Title: Food Service Worker

Job Code: FSW

Department: Dietary

Division: Engineering

Salary Level: Non-Exempt 2

Reports To: Food Service Manager, Cook

Last Revised: August 2021

Primary Function

To assist the cook in preparing food, cleaning up, washing dishes, putting away stock,

helping with the tray line, delivering food to the inpatients and performing any other food

service duties in the kitchen as needed.

General

Job Description

• Loads and unloads dishwashing machine. Maintains water and detergent levels in
  
  

dishwasher; removes strainer pans, inspects dish machine for cleanliness.

• Records wash and rinse temperature of dish machine daily.
• Perform cleaning duties as assigned by the daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning
  
  

scheduling.

• Takes out trash, Clean Sinks, Clean and disinfect Tables, Sweeps, Mops, Organizes,
  
  

and puts away stock.

• Attend training programs and in-services as scheduled.
• Complete Relias online training courses by due dates.
  
  

Patient Side

• Assists in the preparation of patient meals in three locations at CIHA, snacks and
  
  

beverages, special function meals, and assist with the cafeteria as needed.

• Receives direction for the hospital dietitian to ensure therapeutic accuracy of meals
  
  

and snacks served to inpatients.

• Uses a modified diet spread sheet when working to assemble patient trays.
• Uses information on tray cards to assemble patient trays.
• Uses information from the patient cardex to determine patient food preferences,
  
  

allergies, diet order, and diet changes if needed.

• Uses the menu substitution log when menu items are substituted.
• Delivers breakfast, lunch, and dinner trays to inpatient rooms and picks up dirty trays
  
  

from the nursing station for cleaning.

• Cover nutrition assistant duties on weekends to ensure that the pantry refrigerator is
  
  

stocked and cleaned, refrigerator temperature is recorded, and snacks are prepared

and delivered and that tray cards and the modified diet spread sheet are used during

tray assembly.

Café Side

• Assist Cooks with Breakfast and Lunch production, Baking, Frying and heating food
  
  

items. Making Sandwiches, Wraps, Salads, Desserts.

• Setting up/Break down Salad Bar. Making Container Salads, Plating up desserts.
• Running the Cash Register, Managing money, documenting, working with finance
  
  

department. Taking daily deposits up stairs.

• Food line set-up. Serving food on the food line, communicating with the customers,
  
  

Proper break down of food service line. Cleaning and disinfecting service area after

each meal.

• Restocking Café supplies, Snacks, Beverages and paper products.
• Restock and maintain coffee areas throughout the Hospital
  
  

Education/Experience

• Must have a high school or GED equivalent.
• Food service and healthcare experience preferred.
• The food service manager and dietitian will provide training to help the
  
  

incumbent perform job requirements.

• Attendance of in-services and educational programs will be provided to maintain
  
  

job competency.

Confidential Data

The Privacy Act of 1974 mandates that the incumbent shall maintain confidentiality of all

pertinent patient information that comes to his/her attention. The Privacy Act carries both

civil and criminal penalties for unlawful disclosure of knowledge.

Contacts with Others

The incumbent will be in contact with coworkers, patients, dietitian, and other

department staff including nursing.

Environment

The work area is often warm, noisy, and cramped. There are possibilities for being cut,

burnt, or scalded due to the necessity of working in the kitchen. There is also a danger of

slipping on the floor due to food or liquid spills.

Hazards

The work involved may expose employee to communicable diseases. Employees must be

familiar and comply with NC Statutes relating to food service work and federal and state

regulations pertaining to occupational safety and health, infection control, EPA standards,

and HIPAA regulations. Employee must have annual TB test and mandatory Hepatitis A

series.

Customer Service

Consistently demonstrates superior customer service skills to patients/customers by

demonstrating characteristics that align with CIHA’s guiding principles and core values.

Ensure excellent customer service is provided to all patients/customers by seeking out

opportunities to be of service.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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