Food Service Worker(Dishwasher)-Part-time 1k Sign-on

Northwestern Medicine; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Food Services Worker, responsible for preparing meals and ensuring the highest standards of service. This role offers a dynamic work environment with rotating hours, a focus on customer satisfaction, and the chance to contribute to patient care through quality food service.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of $1,000

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work under stress.
• Physical demands include lifting up to 12 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepares cold food items for patients and cafeteria.
• Takes room service orders.
• Cleans and sanitizes work areas and food service equipment.

Skills

Customer Service

Critical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Job description

Description

**This position comes with a $1,000 sign-on bonus**

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The Food Services Workerreflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

• Prepares cold food items and assists in various support activities.

Hours/Schedule: Rotating schedule of 40 hours every two weeks, including a weekend rotation. Weekday start times of 3pm or 3:30pm until 9pm. Weekend start times 6am (8 hour shift) or 3pm or 3:30pm (6 hour shift)

Responsibilities:

• Prepares cold food items for patients and cafeteria.
• Take Room Service orders including employee/patient/family initiated orders and those patients needing assistance.
• Complete tray assembly.
• Ensures food meets all safety and sanitary regulations and completes all required documentation.
• Data entry using Microsoft Excel.
• Basic cash handling.
• Maintains a safe, clean, neat and orderly cooking area.
• Ensures all department policies and programs are adhered to.
• Ensure satisfaction in quality and service using problem resolution skills as necessary.
• Completes daily position checklists, cleaning duties and all required documentation.
• Completes all mandatory in-service trainings and meets employee health requirements.
• Completes daily position checklists, cleaning duties and all required documentation.
• Washes and sanitizes all food service equipment used for patients and cafeteria service.
• Replaces items to their proper place of storage.
• Demonstrates ability to exercise independent judgment in times of need.
• Assist with putting away stock using the FIFO (first in, first out) method.
• Cleans and sanitizes cafeteria service items.
• Cleans dish machine at end of shift.
• Cleans and sanitizers work area.
• Cleans and sanitizes food service carts.

Qualifications

Required:

• Excellent customer service and critical thinking skills
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Physical Demands Requirement:
  • Physical demands required for this role include lift/carry up to 12 pounds and a push/pull force up to 50 pounds

Preferred:

• One-year customer service experience
• Familiar with diet restrictions

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

If we offer you a job, we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a case-by-case basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.

Current employees and former employees that have terminated in the last year are not eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit ourBenefitssection to learn more.