PRN Food Service Worker - Cafe - Pennsylvania Hospital

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading academic medical center as a Food Service Worker at Pennsylvania Hospital. This role involves preparing and serving food, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring compliance with health standards. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and a passion for providing exceptional service in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits program

Prepaid tuition assistance programs

Qualifications

• 0-1 year of Food Service and/or Sanitation Experience required.
• Ability to understand and meet individual needs of patients and customers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food items to patients and staff, ensuring compliance with health standards.
• Maintain cleanliness of work areas and equipment.
• Manage food supplies and demonstrate effective customer service.

Skills

Food Handling

Customer Service

Sanitation

Education

H.S. Diploma/GED

Job description

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Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Job Title: Food Service Worker

Department: Food and Nutrition – Cafe

Entity: Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce Street

Hours/Shift: Per Diem, varying shift schedule

Join Our Team as a Food Service Associate at Penn Medicine!

Are you passionate about providing exceptional food service and ensuring a clean, safe environment for patients and visitors? Penn Medicine is seeking dedicated Food Service Associates to join our team. As a Food Service Associate, you will play a vital role in preparing and distributing food, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Food Handling: Prepare and serve simple hot and cold food items to patients, visitors, and hospital staff. Ensure all food is prepared and maintained according to HACCP procedures. Date and label all products in your work area and handle foods and equipment properly to ensure infection control and safety.
• Clean/Organized Environment: Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary work area at all times. Clean equipment, tables, food service areas, and production areas using appropriate chemicals and procedures. Reassemble equipment after cleaning. Sanitize all service ware, pots, walls, floors, ceilings, and related areas using power equipment like dishwashers and floor scrubbers.
• Resource Management: Manage services, supplies, and equipment to ensure effective and economical use, especially in portioning and storing food. Be accountable for equipment provided on the job, such as knives and aprons. Demonstrate neat and orderly receiving, issuing, and rotating of stock and food supplies.
• Retail/Customer Service: Understand and meet the individual needs of patients and customers in a friendly and competent manner. Maintain a pleasant disposition even in adverse circumstances. Manage money accurately when working the registers and be accountable for receipts, merchandise, and Health System property and equipment.
• Compliance: Perform duties in accordance with city and state Health Codes and Joint Commission regulations. Follow HACCP guidelines throughout your daily routine. Practice personal hygiene according to dress code standards and report potential infection control issues or violations to your supervisor promptly.

Qualifications:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• 0-1 year of Food Service and/or Sanitation Experience

Why Join Us?

At Penn Medicine, we value our employees and offer a supportive and collaborative work environment. Join our team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our patients and their families.

Apply Today!

Ready to embark on a rewarding career as a Food Service Associate? Apply now and become a part of our dedicated team at Penn Medicine.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Wellness and Fitness Services, Hospitals and Health Care, and Medical Practices