Hospital Patient Meal Service Specialist

Hackensack Meridian Health; Haddonfield (NJ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Food Service Associate to prepare and deliver patient meals within strict deadlines, ensuring patient satisfaction with nutrition services.

In this role you will assemble meals, operate the register when needed, and maintain sanitary conditions across kitchen areas while following HACCP, HIPAA, and safety guidelines. Teamwork and reliability are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Ability to juggle tasks and meet deadlines
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs
• Strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers
• Exceptional focus on teamwork
• Dedication to ongoing education
• Ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus

Responsibilities

• Maintains compliance with the diet prescription and obtaining preferences within that diet.
• Operates register, when assigned, according to established procedures. This includes all correct close out and deposit steps as well as the completion of the over-ring error slips.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment - cooking equipment, work stations, refrigerators, and food warmers.
• Performs routine sanitation assignments such as, sweeping, mopping, garbage removals and completion of the daily checklist.
• Completes and maintains proper documentation of the following: dishmachine temperatures, chemical logs, food temperatures, late tray logs and pantry supply sheet for dry and cold items delivered.
• Posts menu Board and signage as assigned.
• Prepares and serves food accurately following menu and portion guides. Completes pre- portioning of desserts and other foods as assigned.
• Stocks station with food, supplies and other needed items.
• Inspects china for cleanliness and chippings.
• Delivers/pick up of food trucks according to schedule and delivers Child Care meals as assigned.
• Adheres to proper food handling methods as required by local, State and federal regulations.
• Follows all HACCP, Aide & HIPPA guidelines including proper hand washing, personal hygiene, food production, storage, labeling and dating, recording accurate temperatures on a timely basis, and cleaning and sanitation.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Skills

Task juggling

Customer service

Adaptability

Accountability

Teamwork

Lifelong learning

Patient focus

Education

High School / GED

Food service experience

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Food Service Associate to prepare and deliver patient meals within strict deadlines, ensuring patient satisfaction with nutrition services.

In this role you will assemble meals, operate the register when needed, and maintain sanitary conditions across kitchen areas while following HACCP, HIPAA, and safety guidelines. Teamwork and reliability are essential to success.