About this role
We are currently accepting applications for this position, with an anticipated hire date at the end of April. Candidates are encouraged to apply early for consideration.
Performs daily kitchen / cafeteria duties to provide a safe clean and sanitized environment for our patients, residents, customers, and partners with quality service in mind. Dishes and assembles food items. Sets up, delivers and picks up patient trays. Operates dish machine. Washes pots & pans. Operates, cleans and sanitizes other kitchen equipment including cooking equipment as needed. Replenishes stock. Maintains a clean work area. Performs cashier duties as needed. Has the ability to work in a fast paced environment. Performs other duties as assigned. May work alternate shifts, weekends and holidays. May be assigned overtime during peak periods. Maintains flexibility in scheduling and work/area assignments according to department and system needs.
Responsibilities
- Reads patient tray ticket orders and places items on trays.
- Delivers / serves patient trays, snack and supplements Assist patients with opening any items
- Collects patient trays from room, stacks dirty dishes on cart and returns cart to kitchen
- Operates dish machine
- Performs daily / weekly cleaning tasks
- Washes and sanitizes dishes, pots and pans, and kitchen equipment
- Maybe required to filter hot oil with mesh strainer and/or change oil in fryers
- Serves cafeteria customers
- Operates cash register
- Portions food items as directed
- Replenishes stock with proper rotation
- Takes and records food temperatures
- Takes and records equipment temperatures
- Cleans and sanitizes work area, tables, and cabinets
- Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers
- Follows scripting when delivering patient trays
- Adheres to department safety and sanitation regulations
- Use protective barriers (gloves, apron, and proper hair coverings)
- Excellent customer service skills needed when delivering patient trays
Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Special Physical Demands
The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Function of the position with or without accommodations.
This is considered heavy work. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb and balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; taste and smell. The employee must exert 25 to 50 pounds frequently and 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally. Good manual dexterity to operate kitchen equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include frequent close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision. Occasional depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Benefits
Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:
· Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
· Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
· Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
· Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
· Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
· Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.
Other facts
About Mercyhealth
At Mercyhealth, our doctors, nurses and staff are committed to making lives better for our patients and their families. They bring knowledge and innovation to ensure that our patients receive world-class health care, close to home.
As an integrated health system, we provide exceptional, coordinated health care for almost every need. Integration improves access to services, technology and treatments, and leads to better outcomes. To best serve our patients, our integration centers around four core service areas: hospital-based services, clinic-based services, post-acute and retail services (home health, hospice, pharmacies, etc.), and a wholly owned and operated insurance company.
At the heart of our organization are more than 7,000 doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers who live the Mercyhealth mission of providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better. We’re committed to working together to make lives better for our patients and their families.
Our passion drives and inspires us to do our very best, and we continuously look for ways to make each life better with the utmost care and professionalism. This can be as complex as a cutting-edge procedure or as simple as a smile. Nothing is ever too small or taken for granted. Everything matters.
What you'll do
- The Food Service Assistant performs daily kitchen and cafeteria duties, including assembling food items, delivering patient trays, and maintaining a clean work area. Additional responsibilities include operating kitchen equipment and adhering to safety and sanitation regulations.
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