Food Services Worker III

Community Health Systems, Inc.; Foley (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Systems, Inc. is seeking a Food Services Worker III to support advanced food preparation, meal service coordination, and strict adherence to food safety in a healthcare setting.

The role includes training junior staff, monitoring kitchen operations, and ensuring high-quality meals for patients, staff, and visitors while complying with dietary and sanitation regulations.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of food preparation and safety practices.
• Experience coordinating meal distribution in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to train junior staff and ensure adherence to protocols.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion specialized meals per dietary guidelines.
• Coordinate meal distribution to patients and staff with accuracy and timeliness.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff; ensure proper food handling and safety.
• Maintain kitchen operations, inventory, and sanitation standards.
• Assist in menu planning and dietary modifications with dietitians.
• Operate and maintain kitchen equipment and tools safely.
• Support quality improvement initiatives in food service.

Skills

Food preparation

Meal service

Infection control

Food safety

Customer service

Kitchen equipment

Tools

Slicer

Oven

Steamer

Dishwasher

Job description

Job Summary

The Food Services Worker III is responsible for advanced food preparation, meal service coordination, and ensuring food safety compliance in a healthcare setting. This role performs complex food service duties, including specialized meal preparation, oversight of food distribution, and adherence to dietary and sanitation regulations. The Food Services Worker III may also assist in training junior staff, monitoring kitchen operations, and ensuring quality control of meals served to patients, staff, and visitors.

Essential Functions

• Prepares and portions specialized meals, ensuring compliance with dietary restrictions, nutrition guidelines, and patient meal plans.
• Assists in training and mentoring junior food service staff, ensuring adherence to policies and proper food handling procedures.
• Coordinates food distribution, meal tray assembly, and delivery to patients, staff, and visitors, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Monitors kitchen operations, inventory management, and food storage procedures to maintain quality and efficiency.
• Ensures compliance with infection control, sanitation, and food safety regulations, following facility and regulatory agency standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment and food service machinery, including slicers, ovens, steamers, and dishwashers.
• Assists in menu planning and dietary modifications, working with dietitians to accommodate specific patient needs.
• Follows strict protocols for proper food handling, storage, labeling, and temperature monitoring to prevent contamination.
• Engages in customer service and patient interaction, responding to meal-related concerns and special requests professionally.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement initiatives, identifying ways to enhance food service efficiency and patient satisfaction.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in food service, nutrition services, or a related field required
• Experience in a healthcare, hospital, or long-term care setting with knowledge of therapeutic diets and meal planning preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of food preparation techniques, dietary guidelines, and meal service coordination.
• Ability to train and mentor junior staff, ensuring compliance with food safety and operational protocols.
• Strong understanding of infection control, sanitation, and food handling best practices.
• Experience with kitchen equipment operation, food service tools, and inventory control.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills to interact with patients, staff, and visitors.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality, safety, and efficiency.
• Strong attention to detail in portion control, tray accuracy, and adherence to dietary restrictions.

Licenses and Certifications

• SAFE Serve Certification preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.