Food Service Worker

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System; Venice (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is seeking a Food & Nutrition-Patient Svcs team member to assemble patient meals, prepare cold foods, and ensure sanitation according to HACCP guidelines. This role emphasizes teamwork and reliable shift coverage, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities include ware-washing and completing daily kitchen tasks while maintaining quality and service standards in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and other shifts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assembles patient meals and prepares cold food items.
• Completes sanitation duties and maintains cleanliness.
• Follows Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) guidelines for safe food handling.
• Performs ware-washing and supports daily kitchen tasks to meet quality and service standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Food preparation

Sanitation & safety

HACCP knowledge

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Department

Food & Nutrition-Patient Svcs

Job Summary

Assembles patient meals, prepares cold food items and completes sanitation duties. Responsible for food preparation according to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points. Completes ware-washing tasks as directed. Develops positive relations with other team members and functions competently in team environment. Ensures completion of daily tasks according to established quality and service guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and other shifts as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer one (1) year experience in a hospitality service environment.
• Prefer verbal ability to read and understand written instructions, recipes, and labels.

Preferred Education

HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/