PRN Hospital Food Service Specialist – Patient Meals

Texas Health Resources, Inc.; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discount Programs

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Texas Health Denton is hiring a Food Service Worker II for PRN shifts in our patient-focused environment. You will serve meals, prepare trays, and help maintain sanitary food service operations for patients and staff.

The role requires basic English reading, math, and strong teamwork. Previous food service experience is preferred, with a Food Handlers Certificate encouraged within 30 days.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is preferred.
• No experience required.
• Food service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves food on the cafeteria and patient tray lines, utilizing good customer skills when serving patrons. Assembles, deliver and retrieve patient trays.
• Documents food delivery times and food tallies; performs other simple record keeping, e.g. temperature checks on equipment and food. Reports variances from standards to supervisor.
• Performs simple food assembly such as preparing salads, portioning and garnishing foods according to instruction.
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment, wares, walls, and floors routinely.
• Washes and sanitizes dishes, pots and pans as well as all cooking utensils and cooking equipment, according to department standards and procedures.
• Labels and dates foods according to HACCP standards. Ability to learn HACCP sanitation guidelines and follow for safe food handling. Knows and performs proper procedure for taking and recording temperatures of food items, both raw and cooked and refrigerated units. Demonstrates and performs procedures when temperatures are inadequate according to standards. Understands and utilizes the FIFO system of food production. Ability to follow/learn OSHA safety guidelines.
• Collects and delivers floor stock utilizing FIFO, delivers between meal nourishments and late trays according to departmental standards.
• Maintains assigned areas and equipment in a safe, clean, neat, and orderly manner to meet/exceed both department and TDH sanitation standards in both department sanitation and personal hygiene. Disposes of trash and garbage according to standards and procedures. Follows clean as you go as well as proper hand hygiene.
• Performs other job duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager.

Skills

Reading

Basic math

Written English

Team player

Customer service

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Texas Health Denton is hiring a Food Service Worker II for PRN shifts in our patient-focused environment. You will serve meals, prepare trays, and help maintain sanitary food service operations for patients and staff.

The role requires basic English reading, math, and strong teamwork. Previous food service experience is preferred, with a Food Handlers Certificate encouraged within 30 days.