Patient Meal Service Specialist

RIH Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Rhode Island Hospital is seeking a dedicated food service worker to perform routine tasks in our patient services area at Brown University Health facilities in Providence, RI. You will operate dish machines and slicers, deliver meals to patient rooms, and help maintain sanitary kitchen areas.

Multiple shifts available (8-hr and 4-hr), with weekend rotation. Prior food service or customer service experience preferred; high school diploma or equivalent expected. EOE.

Qualifications

• Ability to read English and follow instructions.
• At least one year of food service or customer service experience required.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Food Safety Manager or Serv-Safe certification highly 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, transport carts/trucks to designated areas, pass meals trays to patients following proper procedure, assemble and replenish food, supplies, and equipment as required, ensure proper temperature of food in steam tables, refrigerators, and cold tables.
• Read orders and serves proper portions, remove, cover, wrap, label, date, store, rotate and discard food and condiments per policy and as directed.
• Clean assigned areas following proper 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 and equipment.
• Remove all labels and stickers prior to washing.
• Inspect cleaned items for quality of operations.
• Maintain sufficient stock and supplies for proper performance of duties in assigned area.
• Unload incoming supplies and equipment.
• Stock supplies and equipment in accordance with prescribed procedure.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading English

Food service experience

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Dish machines operation

Meat slicer

Food service equipment

Job description

Rhode Island Hospital is seeking a dedicated food service worker to perform routine tasks in our patient services area at Brown University Health facilities in Providence, RI. You will operate dish machines and slicers, deliver meals to patient rooms, and help maintain sanitary kitchen areas.

Multiple shifts available (8-hr and 4-hr), with weekend rotation. Prior food service or customer service experience preferred; high school diploma or equivalent expected. EOE.