Kitchen Helper (No Benefits) (10% FTE)

US Lawns; Honokaa (HI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Honoka‘a Hospital is seeking a Kitchen Helper to support the Dietary team in delivering safe, nutritious meals to patients, residents, and staff. You will assist with food preparation, plating, tray assembly and service in a fast-paced hospital environment.

This position emphasizes teamwork, cleanliness and adherence to food safety standards to ensure high-quality meals while supporting daily hospital operations in East Hawaiʻi Island.

Qualifications

• Education: None required.
• Experience: None required.
• Desired Skills: Basic knowledge of food preparation, kitchen safety, and sanitation; ability to learn equipment operation; ability to follow instructions and work in a team; strong cleanliness and organization.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily food preparation including washing and cutting vegetables, salads, desserts, fruits, beverages and snacks per diet orders.
• Assist in assembling and delivering patient meal trays and food carts to patient areas.
• Support cafeteria service by working at the steam table and serving meals.
• Maintain patient census and diet order information to minimize waste.
• Wash and sanitize dishes, pots, pans and utensils; operate dishwashing machine and keep areas clean.
• Adhere to food safety, sanitation, confidentiality, hospital policies and regulatory requirements while teamwork.

Skills

Kitchen safety

Food preparation

Hygiene standards

Team player

Education

No formal education required

Job description

Job Description

Join Honoka'a Hospital and be part of a team that proudly cares for our friends, family, and neighbors across East Hawaiʻi.

Join the Dietary team at Honoka’a Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital serving the local community on Hawaiʻi Island. As a Kitchen Helper, you’ll play an important role in ensuring patients, residents, and employees receive safe, nutritious, and well-prepared meals each day. This is a great opportunity to join a healthcare team where your work directly supports the comfort and well-being of those we serve.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with daily food preparation, including cleaning and cutting vegetables, preparing salads, desserts, fruits, beverages, snacks, and foods according to patient diet orders and required food consistencies.
• Help assemble and deliver patient meal trays and food carts, ensuring meals are prepared accurately and delivered to the appropriate patient/resident areas.
• Support cafeteria food service, including working at the steam table and assisting with serving meals.
• Maintain accurate patient census and diet order information to help ensure appropriate quantities are prepared and minimize food waste.
• Wash and sanitize dishes, pots, pans, utensils, and kitchen equipment; operate the commercial dishwashing machine and routinely clean kitchen appliances and work areas.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, confidentiality, hospital policies, and applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements while working cooperatively with the Dietary team.

Qualifications:

• Education: None required
• Experience: None required
• Desired Skills:
  • Basic knowledge of food preparation, kitchen safety, and sanitation practices
  • Ability to learn kitchen equipment operation and quantity food preparation
  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions and work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Strong attention to cleanliness, organization, and hygiene standards

This position offers an opportunity to build valuable food service and healthcare experience while making a meaningful contribution to the daily care and experience of patients and residents. If you are dependable, team-oriented, and take pride in maintaining a clean and safe environment, we invite you to consider joining the Honoka’a Hospital Dietary team.

Company Description

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and East Hawaii Health Pharmacy, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and more than 1,900 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Honoka'a Hospital and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hbmc.org, www.honokaahospital.org or www.kauhospital.org.

Pre-Employment Health Requirements

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOTemployed byHHSC’s East Hawaii Region)are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are notan employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, youwill receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Shift Details

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.