FOOD SERVICE WORKER

Department: Food and Nutrition - SRMC

FTE: 1.00 Full Time

Shift: Rotating

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Food & Nutrition Director or Operations Manager, IAM - Food Service Worker shall perform routine food preparation and delivery of services. Ensure adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. No patient care assignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols.
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes.
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk.
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner.
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right".
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops.
• Adhere to all established systems and training programs to provide a safe environment; complies with all OSHA regulations and other local, state and federal regulations.
• Maintain the privacy, safety, and dignity of each patient by observing client patient confidentiality and by strictly adhering to HIPAA laws.
• Maintain and adhere to all sanitation standards by following assigned cleaning schedules.
• Adhere to food safety standards by maintaining temperature and sanitation logs.
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and co-workers to ensure customer satisfaction by addressing concerns and needs.
• Prepare and serve food items according to food safety standards while utilizing standardized recipes.
• Perform cashier and retail duties if applicable.
• Conduct inventory and restock assigned areas.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School or GED Equivalent

Qualifications

• No minimum experience required
• Related Education and Experience may be substituted for one another on a year for year basis.

Physical Conditions

• Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
• Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise.
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required.