Hospital Food Service Worker - Patient Meals

Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhode Island Hospital is seeking a patient-focused food service worker to perform routine tasks in a food production and patient services area. Responsibilities include preparing foods, operating dish machines, delivering patient meals, and maintaining sanitary conditions.

Typical shift is 6am–2:30pm, five days per week, with rotating weekends and holidays. Prior food service experience is preferred; high school diploma or equivalent is desirable.

Qualifications

• Ability to read English and follow oral or written instructions.
• At least one year of food service or customer service experience preferred.
• Food Safety Manager or Serv-Safe certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of foods such as meats, vegetables, baked goods, and desserts; prepare foods to include beverages, salads, dressings, sandwiches, and cold plates.
• Operate food service equipment to include: slicers, mixers, vertical cutters, choppers, Robot Coupe, blender, dish machine, and other equipment.
• Transport food or supplies to areas, pass meals trays to patients following proper procedure, assemble and replenish food, supplies, and equipment, ensure proper temperature of food in steam tables, refrigerators, and cold tables; reads orders and serves proper portions.
• Remove, cover, wrap, label, date, store, rotate and discard food and condiments per policy; clean assigned areas following sanitary procedures; sweep and mop floors.
• Clean soiled dishes; sort refuse into garbage containers or compost totes; load soiled dishes on conveyor, racks and carts.
• Set up and operate dish machine to clean dishes, trays, silverware, mugs, bowls, pots, pans, and utensils; inspect cleaned items for quality of operations.
• Maintain stock and supplies for duties in assigned area; unload incoming supplies and equipment; stock supplies and equipment per procedure.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service

Customer service

Reading English

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Rhode Island Hospital is seeking a patient-focused food service worker to perform routine tasks in a food production and patient services area. Responsibilities include preparing foods, operating dish machines, delivering patient meals, and maintaining sanitary conditions.

Typical shift is 6am–2:30pm, five days per week, with rotating weekends and holidays. Prior food service experience is preferred; high school diploma or equivalent is desirable.