FOOD SERVICE WORKER I

Methodist Hospitals; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Hospitals is seeking a Dishwasher/Kitchen Helper to wash, rinse, and sanitize pots, pans, and utensils, and to support trayline setup and patient meal delivery. The role involves following strict sanitation procedures, portion control, and timely service of patient trays and carts.

You will document temperatures, assist with menu checks, and maintain cleanliness of the work area while following hospital standards and policies.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write legibly, and speak English.
• Able to concentrate with interruptions.
• Ability to take oral and written instructions.
• Need manual dexterity and good eye/hand coordination.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Need mechanical aptitude to disassemble and reassemble equipment.
• Ability to work as part of a group.

Responsibilities

• Check patient trays before delivery to ensure proper temperature.
• Deliver and pass trays to patients promptly and courteously, following floor procedures.
• Retrieve food trays/carts from patient floors on schedule.
• Clean work station counters, sinks, walls and shelves at shift start and end.
• Follow approved sanitation procedures in the work area.
• Record food waste timing on the Food Waste Log after each meal.
• Maintain clean wash, rinse and sanitizing waters; monitor temperatures.
• Document pot and pan machine temperatures with test strips.
• Prepare lists of items to add to tray and manage coffee/hot water at delivery.
• Process patient trays and service ware through the dish machine promptly.
• Record patient intake on the Calorie Count Form and review menus for write-ins.
• Serve food on patient trays accurately and neatly according to diet charts.
• Load trays on food carts and maintain appropriate tray speed.
• Scrape, soak, scour, rinse, and sanitize pots, pans, and utensils.
• Place items in correct storage locations after sanitation.
• Report any broken or malfunctioning equipment to management.

Skills

English literacy

Instruction following

Manual dexterity

Independent worker

Team player

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School Diploma/GED preferred

GED within 1 year

Job description

Overview

Responsible for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing all pots, pans, and utensils using state approved sanitation procedures. Sets up trayline, serves food with proper portion control and delivers, passes, and retrieves patient food trays/carts.

Responsibilities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES(*Essential Functions)

• Checks each patient tray before delivery by feeling bottom and top of hot food to ensure proper temperature.
• Delivers and passes food tray/late trays to patient in a prompt, accurate, and courteous manner, following proper floor sequence, and documentation, using service excellence skills.
• Retrieve food trays/carts from patient floor on schedule.
• Cleans the work station counters, sinks, walls, and shelves at the beginning and end of each shift, using the double bucket method.
• Follows approved sanitation procedures posted in work area.
• Documents the time of food waste on the Food Waste Log after each meal.
• Maintains clean wash, rinse, and sanitizing waters as posted.
• Pot and Pan Machine temperatures are documented at each meal with test strip and recorded on Pot & Pan Temperature Form.
• Prepares a list as needed of food items to be added to tray, pours coffee, hot water, adds frozen and other food items to food cart prior to delivery.
• Process patient trays and other service ware through the dish machine in a timely manner utilizing proper techniques.
• Record food intake of patient on menu and sign Calorie Count Form.
• Reviews patient menus for write-in's, prepares or informs appropriate individual responsible for item.
• Serves food on patient trays, including late trays, in accurate, neat, timely, sanitary, and safe manner according to diet manual and portion chart.
• Loads trays properly on food cart and maintains appropriate tray speed.
• Scrapes debris from pots, pans, and utensils; soaks them in a soap and hot water solution; scours all debris away from all sides of pots, pans, and utensils; rinses and sanitizes pots, pans, and utensils.
• Items are placed in appropriate baskets and placed in pot and pan machine for sanitizing.
• Baskets are removed from machine and items are allowed to air dry.
• Items are placed in proper storage location upside down.
• Reports all broken or malfunctioning equipment to management.

Qualifications

JOB SPECIFICATIONS(Minimum Requirements)KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must be able to read, write legibly, and speak English.
• Able to concentrate with interruptions.
• Ability to take oral and written instructions.
• Need manual dexterity and good eye/hand coordination.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Need mechanical aptitude to disassemble and reassemble equipment.
• Ability to work as part of a group.

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent Preferred
• GED Equivalent must be secured within one year of employment

STANDARDS OF BEHAVIORMeets the Standards of Behavior as outlined in Personnel Policy and Procedure #1, Employee Relations Code.CONFIDENTIALITY/HIPAA/CORPORATE COMPLIANCEDemonstrates knowledge of procedures for protecting and maintaining security, confidentiality and integrity of employee, patient, family, organizational and other medical information. Understands and supports the commitment of Methodist Hospitals in adhering to federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations governing ethical business practices for healthcare providers.DISCLAIMER - The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. The statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.