Food Services Associate

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 37,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health, a major state healthcare system in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a Food Service Worker to support production and patient tray delivery. The role emphasizes sanitation, adherence to dietary requirements, and timely service to patients and nursing units.

This onsite, full-time position offers 40 hours per week with a shifting schedule, working in UNC Medical Center’s NFS Production Services. No licensure required; previous experience not necessary.

Qualifications

• No licensure or certification required.
• No prior experience required.
• None required as long as other position qualifications are met.

Responsibilities

• Assist with dirty food tray removal from nursing units.
• Deliver food trays to patient rooms in a timely manner.
• Prepare and deliver trays with adherence to special diets and accuracy.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment and work areas.
• Transfer food in kitchen and patient trays using proper protocol to prevent contamination.
• Maintain compliance with health and safety standards (JCAHO, State Health, OSHA).

Skills

Food service

Sanitation

Customer service

Food safety

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

This position assists higher-level personnel in preparing and serving food, and maintaining a clean work area Work is reviewed for adherence to sanitary standards and completion of assignments.

Responsibilities:

1. Assists with dirty food tray removal from nursing units.

2. Assists with early and late food tray deliveries in a timely manner

3. Assists with tray preparation and/or delivery and works to ensure tray accuracy, adherence to special diets and customer service

4. Assists with tray preparation during meal service hours.

5. Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, utensils and work areas, including dish room. Washes dishes by hand or by machine.

6. Delivers food trays or nourishments to patient’s rooms or nursing units.

7. Maintains compliance with JCAHO, State Health Department, and OSHA regarding on-going required job training and health standards,

8. Transfers food in kitchen and on patient trays in a timely manner and using proper protocol (wears hair restraint, gloves, and properly covers food to prevent contamination).

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• None required as long as other position qualifications are met

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• No licensure or certification required.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: NFS Production Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $18.00 – $24.66 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.