Food Service Worker (Multiple Opportunities)

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time benefits

Part-time benefits

PRN benefits

Job summary

BHS Baptist Healthcare System in Kentucky is seeking a Food Service Worker I to prepare and serve meals for patients and staff in a hospital setting. You will maintain cleanliness, adhere to safety and dietary guidelines, and deliver meals with a caring, professional approach.

Responsibilities include operating the cafeteria service area, assisting in dishwashing and general sanitation, and interacting with patients and visitors to provide quality dining experiences.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; or 1–6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent.
• Food Handler’s Permit required by Madison County.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining clean and sanitary conditions in all Food service area.
• Serve, and/or operate cash register in cafeteria.
• May include dishwashing, pot washing, general sanitation, cleaning, and use of kitchen equipment.
• May assist in the service and storage of food.
• Perform general duties in the cafeteria area as required to insure high quality customer service.
• Have direct contact with both employees and visitors.

Skills

Food safety awareness

Sanitation practices

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Food Services - Food Service Worker I

Objectives are to skillfully perform multiple tasks necessary to operate the Food and Nutrition Services/Dining Services Department to prepare and serve attractive, nutritious, satisfying meals and to provide quality nutrition care in a safe, sanitary, and cost-effective manner to patients, clients, and customers.

Food Service Workers play a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive appropriate and nutritious meals. In addition, a food service worker in a hospital setting contributes to the overall well‑being of patients by preparing and delivering nutritious meals, adhering to dietary restrictions, and maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety.

Essential Duties

• Maintaining clean and sanitary conditions in all Food service area.
• Serve, and/or operate cash register in cafeteria.
• May include dishwashing, pot washing, general sanitation, cleaning, and use of kitchen equipment.
• May assist in the service and storage of food.
• Perform general duties in the cafeteria area as required to insure high quality customer service.
• Have direct contact with both employees and visitors.
• Assist in providing quality food and an enjoyable dining experience for patients, guests, and staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred; or 1 - 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Food Handler’s Permit required by Madison County.

Benefits

Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN Benefits available

About Baptist Health

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full‑spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post‑offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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