Food Service Associate, Full Time

About the Role

The Food Service Associate prepares and delivers patient meals within strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of patient satisfaction for food and nutrition.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains compliance with diet prescriptions and obtaining preferences within those diets.
• Operates the register, when assigned, according to established procedures, including correct close-out and deposit steps, and completion of over-ring error slips.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment, including cooking equipment, work stations, refrigerators, and food warmers.
• Performs routine sanitation assignments such as sweeping, mopping, garbage removals, and completion of the daily checklist.
• Completes and maintains proper documentation of dish machine temperatures, chemical logs, food temperatures, late tray logs, and pantry supply sheets for dry and cold items delivered.
• Posts menu boards and signage as assigned.
• Prepares and serves food accurately, following menu and portion guides.
• Completes pre-portioning of desserts and other foods as assigned.
• Stocks stations with food, supplies, and other needed items.
• Inspects china for cleanliness and chippings.
• Delivers/picks up food trucks according to schedule and delivers Child Care meals as assigned.
• Adheres to proper food handling methods as required by local, State, and federal regulations.
• Follows all HACCP, Aide & HIPAA guidelines, including proper hand washing, personal hygiene, food production, storage, labeling and dating, recording accurate temperatures on a timely basis, and cleaning and sanitation.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to juggle tasks and meet deadlines
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs
• Strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers
• Exceptional focus on teamwork
• Dedication to ongoing education
• Ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Some experience in food service.

Minimum rate of $17.62 Hourly