Per Diem Food Service Worker

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC); Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) is seeking per diem food service staff to support our hospital kitchens and cafeterias. Responsibilities include cashiering, bussing tables, stocking shelves, cleaning kitchens and dining areas, and handling trash.

Candidates should have at least a high school diploma or equivalent and six months of health-service or food service experience, plus a valid Clark County Health District card. Availability across shifts is preferred.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from high school and six months of food services experience.
• Valid Clark County Health District card.
• Available to work any shift.

Responsibilities

• Perform non-food preparation and cleanup in kitchens and cafeterias.
• Serve as a cashier.
• Bus tables and stock shelves.
• Clean kitchens, dishes and cafeterias.
• Empty trash containers.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

**Per Diem Opportunities**

As an academic medical center with a rich history of

providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor

hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of

care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn

Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet-Recognized hospital in the state,

reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient

care.

Position Summary:

Perform non-food preparation and cleanup duties in the kitchen and cafeterias. Duties include serving as a cashier; busing tables; stocking shelves and condiment containers; cleaning kitchens, dishes and cafeterias; and, emptying trash containers.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience

Equivalent to graduation from high school and six (6) months of food services experience.

Licensing/Certification Requirements

Valid Clark County Health District card.

Additional Position Requirements

• At least six (6) months of recent (within the past 5 years) food service experience busing tables, stocking shelves and condiment containers; cleaning kitchens, dishes, and cafeterias; and emptying trash containers;
• Available to work any shift.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Basic mathematical computations; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.

Skill In

Counting money and making change; applying customer service techniques; communicating effectively with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

Mobility to work in a typical culinary setting and use standard hand and power equipment, stamina to remain standing and/or walk for extended periods of time; vision to read printed materials; and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in-person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.