Part-Time Hospital Food Service Aide

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; McHenry (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a part-time Food Services Worker to support patient meals and cafeteria operations. You will prepare cold foods, take room service orders, assemble trays, and ensure sanitary standards while adhering to policies.

Responsibilities include cash handling, stocking using FIFO, maintaining clean kitchen areas, and completing required documentation and trainings. Prioritize quality, safety, and compassionate service for patients, staff, and visitors.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and critical thinking skills.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Familiar with diet restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Prepares cold food items for patients and cafeteria.
• Take Room Service orders including employee/patient/family initiated orders and those patients needing assistance.
• Complete tray assembly.
• Ensures food meets all safety and sanitary regulations and completes all required documentation.
• Basic cash handling.
• Maintains a safe, clean, neat and orderly cooking area.
• Ensures all department policies and programs are adhered to.
• Ensure satisfaction in quality and service using problem resolution skills as necessary.
• Completes daily position checklists, cleaning duties and all required documentation.
• Washes and sanitizes all food service equipment used for patients and cafeteria service.
• Replaces items to their proper place of storage.
• Demonstrates ability to exercise independent judgment in times of need.
• Assist with putting away stock using the FIFO (first in, first out) method.
• Cleans and sanitizes cafeteria service items.
• Cleans dish machine at end of shift.
• Cleans and sanitizers work area.
• Cleans and sanitizes food service carts.

Skills

Customer service

Critical thinking

Stress tolerance

Diet restrictions knowledge

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a part-time Food Services Worker to support patient meals and cafeteria operations. You will prepare cold foods, take room service orders, assemble trays, and ensure sanitary standards while adhering to policies.

Responsibilities include cash handling, stocking using FIFO, maintaining clean kitchen areas, and completing required documentation and trainings. Prioritize quality, safety, and compassionate service for patients, staff, and visitors.