Cafe Worker - PRN

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

The Café Worker is responsible for operating café stations such as the salad bar, deli, action stations, beverage areas, and hot bars (excluding long-term care facilities). The role requires reading, understanding, and following directions, recipes, and work assignments, and performing routine, repetitive tasks despite frequent interruptions. Numerical ability is needed for customer transactions where applicable, recipe preparation, and measuring ingredients or cleaning agents. Good motor coordination and manual dexterity are required for food preparation and serving customers. The Café Worker must be willing to work flexible hours and remain patient toward guests, staff, patients, and family members. The position involves preparing food and beverages, helping prepare café areas, washing and storing dishes, maintaining cleanliness and personal hygiene, receiving and storing supplies, and following safety, infection-control, emergency, and applicable dietary policies and procedures. The role requires courteous communication and dependable attendance and punctuality.

Requirements

Ability to read, understand, and follow directions, recipes, and work assignments.
Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions.
Numerical ability for customer transactions where applicable, recipe preparation, and measuring ingredients or cleaning agents.
Good motor coordination and manual dexterity for food preparation and serving customers.
Ability and willingness to work flexible hours.
Patience toward guests, staff, patients, and family members.
Good interpersonal skills.
Ability to move and manipulate food products, dietary supplies, and equipment throughout the facility.
Dependable attendance and punctuality, with ability to meet schedule requirements.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including standing and walking constantly, and occasional lifting, carrying, kneeling, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling of up to 20 pounds.
Ability to read, write, reason, talk, and use a keyboard.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
One year of related experience and/or training in food production or service, or one year of related customer service experience and/or training.

Responsibilities

Operate café stations such as salad bars, delis, action stations, beverage areas, and hot bars, where applicable.
Prepare beverages and food items according to recipes.
Help prepare all areas of the café, including basic food preparation, cutting, cooking, and presentation.
Wash and store dishes.
Follow applicable federal and state long-term-care regulations and Dietary Department policies and procedures.
Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled.
Practice safety, infection control, and emergency procedures according to facility policies.
Assist with receiving and storing food and supplies as needed.
Communicate courteously and cooperatively with guests, team members, clinical support personnel, and client personnel.
Perform work correctly and safely, follow conduct and safety rules, and meet schedule requirements for attendance and punctuality.
Practice principles including universal precautions, fire and disaster procedures, safety, MSDS, and CQI.
Use appropriate safety equipment and know where MSDS information is located.
Maintain personal hygiene and a neat appearance, including proper handwashing, compliance with the hospital no-smoking policy, and wearing a hairnet or hat in food production areas.