Food Service Worker - per diem - St. Joseph Hospital - Nashua, NH

St. Joseph Hospital; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Hospital is seeking a Food Service Worker All Around to join their kitchen team. This role involves preparing and serving meals, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring food safety. Ideal candidates will have strong customer service skills and a willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Attending High School or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in food service or customer service is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties in the kitchen including food preparation and cleaning.
• Delivers patient meals and takes meal orders.
• Greets and serves customers in a professional manner.

Skills

Customer service skills

Ability to work rotating weekends and Holidays

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent preferred

Previous Food Service or Customer Service experience preferred

Job description

The starting rate for this position is: $15.32

Rate of pay displayed reflects the beginning of the pay scale. At the time of an offer, determination of your offer will reflect your skills and experience as it relates to the position.

Summary

Under the direction of the Food Services Operations Manager, the Food Service Worker All Around position works primarily in the St. Joseph Hospital Kitchen. This position performs duties such as general cleaning and sanitizing, stocking, replenishing of supplies, serving customers, working patient tray line, delivering patient meals, taking patients meal orders and other duties assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports and promotes the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry.
• Performs a variety of duties in the St. Joseph Hospital Kitchen as needed including preparation of hot and cold food, general stocking and replenishing, cleaning, delivering patient meal trays, taking patients orders.
• Greets and serves customers/patients in polite professional manner.
• Works with kitchen equipment (ex: coffee urn, soda/drink machines, ovens, blenders, and other miscellaneous equipment).
• Cleaning of work area using approved chemicals.
• Maintains Food Safety in all aspects of role and follows HACCP procedures and logs.
• Communicate with patients regarding daily meals.
• Interact with Nursing Administration/Supervisor, directly and via EPIC, regarding patients’ dietary needs.
• Attaining, correcting, set up, and delivery of patient meals.
• Other duties as consistent with this role.

Job Requirements

Job Knowledge and Skills

• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work rotating weekends and Holidays.

Education and Experience

• Attending High School, High School Graduate or equivalent preferred
• Previous Food Service, Customer Service, or food related experience preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Must possess the physical and mental abilities to perform the tasks normally associated with this position that involves a combination of sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching. Occasional lifting/carrying up to 25 lbs. Some stress related to high level of responsibility for quality care.

Americans with Disabilities Statement

Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation if disabled.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Covenant Health reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.

Standard of Business Conduct

Every St Joseph Hospital employee is required to abide by the Standards of Conduct and to report any activity that appears to violate the Standards of Conduct.

Covenant Health Mission Statement

We are a Catholic health ministry, providing healing and care for the whole person, in service to all in our communities.

Our Core Values:

• Compassion - We show respect, caring and sensitivity towards all, honoring the dignity of each person, especially the poor, vulnerable and suffering.
• Integrity - We promote justice and ethical behavior, and responsibly steward our human, financial and environmental resources.
• Collaboration - We work in partnership, dialogue and shared purpose to create healthy communities.
• Excellence - We deliver all services with the highest level of quality, while seeking creative innovation.

We are an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, protected veteran status, national origin, genetic information or any other legally protected status.