Food Service Worker (0.5 FTE) - Days, Every Other Weekend

Productivity Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team in a prominent healthcare facility as a Food Service Worker, where you'll play a vital role in delivering quality meals to patients. This position offers the opportunity to engage with patients daily, ensuring their dietary needs are met while maintaining high standards of food safety and nutrition. You will be responsible for preparing and serving meals, managing food stations, and conducting patient satisfaction surveys. This role is perfect for those who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for food service. If you're looking to make a meaningful impact in a supportive healthcare setting, this position is for you.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred; experience in hospital food service is a plus.
• Ability to ensure food safety and quality in meal preparation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food to patients, ensuring quality and nutrition.
• Maintain cleanliness of dining and food preparation areas.

Skills

Food Preparation

Customer Service

Nutrition Knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

Some College

Tools

Kitchen Appliances

Electronic Tablet

Job description

Food Service Worker (0.5 FTE) - Days, Every Other Weekend

Hennepin County Medical Center | Minneapolis, MN 55415

Responsible for providing quality meals to patients using principles of good nutrition and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and delivers coffee to requesting departments
• Arranges food to be served
• Prepares food stations for meal service
• Maintains supply of food and garnishes at stations
• Serves food
• Prepares patient food trays
• May cart food to patient's bedside
• Performs basic food preparation such as washing and sectioning fruit, slicing meat, preparing salads and salad dressings, gelatin desserts, etc.
• Prepares beverages
• May grill items such as sandwiches, eggs, and pancakes
• May retrieve carts on hospital floors, cleans work station and immediate area
• Sorts, scrapes, clears, stacks, loads and unloads dishes, silverware, trays, glasses, etc.
• Clears, stacks and washes dishes, trays, and glasses
• May operate dish washing equipment
• May operate and/or clean kitchen appliances such as coffee urns, toasters, and dispensers
• Cleans dining area and tables
• Maintains eating utensil supplies for dining patrons
• Washes, cleans and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, food preparation and sanitation equipment; cleans kitchen utensils
• Prepares refuse for pick-up
• Accurately portions food and beverages
• Assembles and plates entrees, salads, and sandwiches
• Sorts and bags silver
• Removes from freezer and thaws food and beverages and places into refrigerated rooms
• Can make a determination of standard and substandard products
• Assures proper food handling and presentation
• Performs related work as required
• Visits all ages of patients daily in assigned area for menu selection and to conduct patient satisfaction surveys
• Obtains menu selections directly from patients using electronic tablet
• Checks tray line daily for accuracy of menus as served to patients
• Conducts test trays for quality and accuracy of trays as served to patients
• Prepares menus for serving area in accordance with current diet orders
• Some positions may perform cashier duties including cash handling and ensuring accuracy of cash drawers, to include receiving and paying out monies and balancing their drawer at the end of a shift

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma
• Some college helpful but not required
• Over three months to one year experience in hospital food service
• OR-
• An approved equivalent combination of education and experience