Food Service Worker

Insight Hospital and Medical Center; Chicago (IL); Sur place; USD 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, vision & dental benefits

Short and long-term disability insurance

Basic life insurance

Résumé du poste

A healthcare provider in Chicago is seeking a dedicated food service worker to prepare and serve meals to patients. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma or GED, and a Food Handler Card. Responsibilities include maintaining sanitary conditions, assisting patients with food selections, and ensuring food safety standards are met. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Join our mission to provide quality care and compassionate service.

Qualifications

• Experience in foodservice and customer service preferred.
• Able to work independently without direct supervision.
• Must be able to communicate in English, read and write effectively.

Responsabilités

• Prepare and serve food for patients.
• Maintain sanitation of work and serving areas.
• Assist patients with menu selection.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Basic math

Ability to lift 30-50 pounds

Formation

H. S. Diploma or GED

Food Handler Card

Description du poste

Overview

WE ARE INSIGHT: At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Makes deposits at the end of each shift.
• Inventories and restocks supplies and food products.
• Sets up serving line, ensuring temperatures are taken, recorded and within acceptable ranges; notifies cooks if food temperatures are not within acceptable limits.
• Serves hot and cold items to customers.
• Sets up items for purchase on daily basis.
• Records replenished amounts on floor stock form for each unit.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Delivers patient meals/snacks/nourishments.
• Delivers and collects patient selective menus.
• Assists patients with menu selection as appropriate.
• Prepares food for, assembles, and serves patient trays using scripts and patient identification procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes nourishment centers and soiled tray carts.
• Ensures all equipment is in working order and reports equipment problems to supervisors.
• Requisitions, delivers, stores, and tallies floor stock and nourishments.
• Ensures all food is labeled and dated.
• Helps receive, date, and put away deliveries; stores in proper refrigerators, freezers, or storeroom; rotates stock; cleans shelves, removes pallets.
• Puts away all produce, equipment, and supplies after end of meal or at end of day; labels as appropriate.
• Uses hospital computer and communication systems for patient meal service.
• Operates Point of Sale system.
• Cashiers according to established procedures, maintaining cash accuracy with receipts.
• Sets up, supplies, and dismantles serving stations and organizes food supplies, dishes, utensils, and disposables according to department procedures (Retail serving lines and Central Kitchen patient tray lines).
• Handles food safely following department and healthcare regulatory agency guidelines and standards for the preparation, heating/cooling, labeling, and safe storage of food products, keeps refrigerator stocked and product rotated using the first in, first out rule.
• Cleans, arranges, and sanitizes work, service, and dining areas and cleans equipment frequently using approved chemicals as established by the department and healthcare regulatory agencies. Remove trash to designated areas.
• Performs ware washing activities including soak sink procedures, cart unloading, scrap line operation, pot and pan cleaning, dish machine operation, dish room cleaning, and cart washing.
• Keeps all drains and floors clean, swept, vacuumed, and/or scrubbed as appropriate, including refrigerators, storage areas, production, dish room, service areas, offices, etc.; runs scrubber as assigned.
• Assists in training personnel as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• H. S. Diploma or GED required.
• Food Handler Card required within 30 days of hire.
• Foodservice and customer service experience preferred
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English and demonstrate reading ability.
• Good interpersonal skills, outgoing personality, positive and pleasant demeanor at all times.
• Able to demonstrate basic math and computer skills.
• Able to work independently without direct supervision.
• Exhibit critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Able to function in a fast-paced work environment.
• Able to pay close attention to detail.
• Able to handle volatile situations.
• Able to demonstrate a sense of urgency.
• Able to lift 30 - 50 pounds and push or pull a cart of food trays.
• Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month
• Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!