Room Service Associate (Full Time, Days)

Nicklaus Children's Health System; Miami (FL); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A children's healthcare provider in Miami is seeking a Room Service Associate for full-time days. This role involves ensuring prompt delivery of patient meal trays, maintaining a clean work area, and providing excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have a high school education, customer service experience, and knowledge of food safety. Flexibility in scheduling is required, as the position involves working early mornings, evenings, and weekends. Certification within 30 days of hire is mandatory.

Qualifikationen

• Active SafeStaff Certification required within 30 days of hire.
• Prior experience with food service highly preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety standards.

Aufgaben

• Deliver patient meal trays promptly within 60 minutes.
• Ensure patient safety by verifying tray deliveries.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in work area.

Kenntnisse

Communication in English

Customer service

Ability to multitask

Food safety knowledge

Teamwork

Ausbildung

High school education or equivalent

Tools

Food service equipment (microwave, blender)

Jobbeschreibung

Room Service Associate (Full Time, Days)

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Job Summary

Responsible for supporting all aspects of the patient tray line operations, including but not limited to accurate and prompt delivery of patient meal trays to patient room, stocking supplies used at the patient tray line, and cleaning the patient tray line workstations. Provides patients and families with prompt service and maintains a clean and comfortable environment.

Job Specific Duties

• Ensures positive customer experiences by greeting all customers in a warm and professional manner, acting with a customer comes first attitude, connecting with the customer, and providing service recovery when needed.
• Verbally verifies patient identify using meal tray ticket to ensure tray is delivered to the correct patient, ensuring patient safety and satisfaction.
• Assembles tray according to service ticket, appropriate portion sizes and compliance to diet order/restrictions/preferences. Delivers patient trays within 60 minutes to all nursing units, and any assigned area.
• Prepares diabetic and eating disorder meals as prescribed by dietitians.
• Follows established standards for stocking, restocking rotating, and storing food and food related supplies (e.g. juices, yogurts, breads, and muffins). Adheres to First In First Out method (FIFO).
• Follows departmental and organizational policies and procedures, including those for safety and security, to ensure the safety for all during each shift.
• Maintains a calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events to keep patient tray line and kitchen space operating to standard and to set a positive example for co-workers and customers.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following organization standards and sanitation regulations, including but not limited to adhering to hand hygiene protocols, washing/sanitizing patient food carts, temperature audits and documentation. Notifies Lead, Supervisor, or Manager if items/equipment are out of temperature.
• Maintains the work area in a clean and organized condition at all times.
• Performs quality assurance on trays by checking temperature, portions, presentation, and documents per standards.
• Supplies nursing units with nourishments and supplies (e.g., cups, lids, sugar, juices, popsicles) to be stored as needed in the kitchenette area.
• Covers all position while supporting coworkers breaks.
• Reports all customer complaints, potential hazards, employee accidents, and operational inconsistencies to leader on duty.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

• Active SafeStaff Certification required within 30 days of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• High school education or equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience with food service highly preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety preferred.
• Ability to communicate sufficiently well in English both verbally and in writing to request supplies and properly label food items.
• Knowledge of Spanish is helpful.
• Knowledge of safety and regulatory guidelines set by state with food safety.
• Able to follow simple verbal instructions to accomplish repetitive tasks.
• Able to use and maintain food service equipment (e.g., microwave, blender, thermometer, refrigerator, patient food carts, scale).
• Able to build interpersonal relationships and work in a team oriented environment; able to collaborate effectively with other team members.
• Able to interact with the customers and coworkers in a positive, friendly, and enthusiastic manner.
• Able to learn quickly and maintain knowledge of the establishment's products and procedures.
• Able and available to work flexible hours that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights and/or holidays.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment and multi-task (verifying and preparing multiple coffee/drink/food orders).
• Able to multitask, prioritize and keep multiple tasks, requests, and/or events organized.
• Knowledge of age-appropriate foods for patients.Ability to monitor patient allergies and take proper steps.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of all patient and guest sensitive information (example: HIPAA).

Job: Food & Nutrition Services

Department: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES-2100-800000

Job Status: Full Time

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industry: Hospitals and Health Care