Food Service Worker - Per Diem

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement matching

Job summary

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children is seeking a Food Service Worker to support the hospital café operations, including preparing and serving meals, stocking supplies, and maintaining dining areas. The role handles cash register duties and ensures patient and guest meals follow dietary guidelines.

The position offers a pay range of $25.00–$33.92 per hour with compensation based on experience and equity. Comprehensive benefits are available across Shriners Children’s facilities in the U.S.,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of food preparation or distribution experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items for patients, cafeteria guests and catering guests.
• Includes sandwiches, grilled items, salads, desserts, fruits, yogurts, breads and nourishments according to menus.
• Serve food with accurate portions and ensure proper labeling and dating.

Education

High School Diploma/GED 1 Year Food preparation or distribution

Job description

Company Overview Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status.

Job Description

The Food Service Worker performs a variety of activities to support the hospital café meal services to include preparing and serving food, stocking supplies, and cleaning and maintaining dining room and cafeteria areas. Operates cash register and collect monies.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare food items for patients, cafeteria guests and catering guests.
• To include: sandwiches, grilled items, salads, desserts, fruit, yogurt parfaits, breads, nourishments/supplements, beverages and condiments according to the daily menu, catering SER or patient menu.
• Patient items are prepared with special attention to modified diet orders.
• Serves food to patients and guests with accurate portions following standard portion control.
• All items are portioned, labeled and placed into appropriate container or dish.
• Items are replenished when necessary for our guests.
• Organizes and stocks all needed supplies, condiments, and utensils for meal service.
• Items are stocked FIFO.
• Replenishes food items as needed.
• Communicates to appropriate kitchen staff when supplies and/or food are running low.
• Stores all leftover foods by cooling quickly, if needed, and covering, labeling and dating the containers.
• Coordinates the use of leftovers with cooks and co-workers.
• Preps food items for next meal service for patients, cafeteria and catering guests.
• Slice meats and cheeses, prepare sandwich fillings, defrost items as necessary, prepare vegetable and fruits and desserts.
• Answers the department phone assisting the caller and takes messages when needed.
• Prepares late trays/requests and delivers to the nursing units.
• Verifies daily menu with the cook and updates the Menu Board and Café Menu Line.
• Ensures that food signs are assigned to food items especially foods containing major allergens.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED 1 Year Food preparation or distribution

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $33.92/hour.

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Every day, we provide innovative, compassionate care and conduct leading research that enhances the quality of life for children and their families. We invite you to explore the many rewarding career paths at Shriners Children's, from clinical and non-clinical positions to education and research opportunities. We’re always looking for driven, compassionate professionals to join our team as nurses, physical therapists, medical assistants, administrative staff and much more. No matter where you're located, you'll find openings at our Shriners Children’s facilities across the U.S., in Canada and Mexico and at our corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Eligible Shriners Children’s employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance, retirement matching and so much more!