Patient Meal Service Specialist

Spectrum Health; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

On-demand pay

Discounts directory

Retirement options

Job summary

Corewell Health is seeking a part-time Nutrition Services team member to support patient meal service at Farmington Hills Hospital. Responsibilities include answering calls, assembling trays, delivering and retrieving meals, and maintaining clean equipment.

Training provided with opportunities to grow within the department. The role requires strong teamwork and adherence to dietary standards, with daily tasks spanning serving, cash handling, and routine cleaning.

Qualifications

• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Self-directed.
• Ability to make quality, independent decisions.
• Analytical and strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes and multiple interruptions.
• Ability to speak, read and write the English language.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains serving lines including dishes, silverware, hot and cold food items, condiments, etc.
• Prepares and assembles cold food items such as salads, desserts and nourishments and ensures that all food and other items used are properly stored, refrigerated and dated.
• Serves food as directed, replenishing items as needed.
• Disassembles and cleans food stations after use by wiping counters, steam tables and warmers.
• Sets up and operates the cash register station and cash handling equipment to ensure the accurate collection of payments.
• Counts and balances the cash register, records totals, and deposits money to appropriate location.
• Performs routine and heavy-duty cleaning such as washing, scraping, scouring, and rinsing pots, pans, utensils and other equipment.
• Loads, operates, and unloads the dishwasher.
• Checks and stores all clean equipment in an orderly fashion.
• Cleans major equipment such as ovens, grills, dish machine, steam tables, mixers, etc.
• Transports refuse and/or other materials in large carts in a manner that ensures the safety of self and others.
• Maintains sanitary conditions through the completion of daily cleaning assignments including but not limited to cleaning, sweeping, mopping, and operating the mechanical floor cleaner.
• Sets up and delivers food carts to patient and other food delivery areas.
• Retrieves carts and returns them to the dish room for cleaning.
• Strips patient and cafeteria trays and sorts soiled equipment in preparation for cleaning.
• Works assigned station on the tray line, assembling patient trays in accordance to established standards meeting dietary requirements.
• Assembles patient trays with appropriate speed, accuracy and appearance.
• Delivers trays to patients verifying room numbers, bed numbers, birth dates and patient names to ensure delivery to the correct patient.
• Routinely participates in selected quality monitoring activities such as taking and recording food, refrigeration, dish machine temperatures, and other related quality assurance activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Self-directed

Decision making

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Corewell Health is seeking a part-time Nutrition Services team member to support patient meal service at Farmington Hills Hospital. Responsibilities include answering calls, assembling trays, delivering and retrieving meals, and maintaining clean equipment.

Training provided with opportunities to grow within the department. The role requires strong teamwork and adherence to dietary standards, with daily tasks spanning serving, cash handling, and routine cleaning.