Food Service Worker

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Shriners Children's is seeking a PRN Food Service Worker for the Portland, OR team to assist in preparing patient meals and nourishments, serve cafeteria customers, operate the cash register, and perform daily after-meal cleanup.

Responsibilities include patient tray setup and cleanup, cashier duties, safe food handling, and preventing cross-contamination while adhering to health standards and department procedures.

Qualifications

• 1 year of food preparation or distribution experience.
• 1 year of customer service experience.
• Food Handler Card or ServSafe certification.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates skills and abilities to perform food preparation (including maintaining food temperatures), set-up, and service for patients and cafeteria customers.
• Performs clean-up of patient trays and cafeteria dishes and dining room according to department procedure.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to operate cash register according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Competently rings up cafeteria sales, makes correct change, and is able to reconcile cash drawer at the end of the shift.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to perform safe storage of food items to avoid waste and spoilage, according to department procedure.

Skills

Customer service

Food handling

Cashier skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Company Overview Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family's ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

We currently have an opening for a PRN Food Service Worker to join our Portland, OR team. Assists in the preparation of the patients' meals and nourishments; serves cafeteria customers, operates the cash register and performs daily after-meal cleanup.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates skills and abilities to perform food preparation (including maintaining food temperatures), set-up, and service for patients (including special diets) and cafeteria customers
• Performs clean-up of patient trays and cafeteria dishes and dining room according to department procedure.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to operate Hobart Dishwasher according to departmental procedure and manufacturer's instructions on file.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to operate cash register according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Competently rings up cafeteria sales, makes correct change, and is able to reconcile cash drawer at the end of the shift.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to perform safe storage of food items to avoid waste and spoilage, according to department procedure
• Demonstrates ability to handle food items according to Health Department temperature standards.
• Uses techniques which prevent cross-contamination of potentially hazardous foods

Required Qualifications

• 1 year of food preparation or distribution experience
• 1 year customer service experience
• Food Handler Card or ServSafe

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1 Year Cashier experience

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Every day, we provide innovative, compassionate care and conduct leading research that enhances the quality of life for children and their families. We invite you to explore the many rewarding career paths at Shriners Children's, from clinical and non-clinical positions to education and research opportunities. We're always looking for driven, compassionate professionals to join our team as nurses, physical therapists, medical assistants, administrative staff and much more. No matter where you're located, you'll find openings at our Shriners Children's facilities across the U.S., in Canada and Mexico and at our corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Eligible Shriners Children's employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance, retirement matching and so much more!