Foodservice Worker (Flex)

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 16,531 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking to fill a Flex per diem Food Service Worker position in a clinical environment. Hours vary based on department staffing needs and the role is non-benefits eligible.

Responsibilities include food preparation, packaging, deliveries, and maintaining cleanliness and safety in food service areas, with temperature checks and patient meal ticket coordination as part of daily tasks.

Qualifications

• Prior experience with food handling preferred (prep, serving, cleaning, customer service).

Responsibilities

• Perform tasks within the foodservice area including food preparation, packaging, and deliveries.
• Cleans and sanitizes food service areas as required by management and regulatory agencies.
• Takes and records temperatures of food and storage areas.
• Places food trays over food warmers for immediate service or stores them in refrigerated storage cabinets.
• Weighs or measures ingredients.
• Receives and stores food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.
• Read and interpret patient meal tickets, read and confirm patient identifiers, recipes, ingredients, labels and dating.
• May handle cash depending on needs.

Skills

Food handling

Customer service

Job description

• Foodservice Workers will be assigned to perform various tasks within the foodservice area.
• This may include but is not limited to food preparation, packaging, and deliveries.
• Cleans and sanitizes any and all food service areas as required by management and regulatory agencies.
• Takes and records temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
• Places food trays over food warmers for immediate service or stores them in refrigerated storage cabinets.
• Weighs or measures ingredients.
• Receives and stores food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.
• May handle cash depending on needs.
• Read and interpret patient meal tickets, read and confirm patient identifiers, recipes, ingredients, labels and dating.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

• This is a Flex position (per diem, hours as needed). Non-benefits eligible.
• Hours will vary based on department staffing needs.
• Prior experience with food handling preferred (prep, serving, cleaning, customer service).