Food Service Aide - Per Diem, Evenings (Bethlehem Campus)

St. Luke's University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Aide performs a wide range of duties within the foodservice department. Duties may include delivering and retrieving patient trays, stocking supplies throughout the hospital, operating a point-of-sale system, portioning food, cleaning and washing dishes, supporting catered functions, and answering and processing patient meal requests. The role prepares, sets, and serves food while maintaining appropriate temperatures, portion sizes, food quality, and compliance with nutrition orders and departmental procedures. The aide also assists patients with their trays and helps ensure patient safety through use of two patient identifiers. The typical schedule is 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The position requires working every other weekend and holiday. On-the-job training is provided.

Requirements

Customer service and/or food service experience is preferred but not necessary.
Ability to meet the physical and sensory requirements of the role, including prolonged walking and periods of sitting and standing; frequent handling; occasional twisting, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects weighing 1–50 pounds; and occasional bending, stooping, climbing, and reaching above shoulder level.
Ability to hear normal conversation and use general, far, and peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency.
Customer service and/or food service experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare, set, and serve food as directed, ensuring proper temperatures and portion sizes.
Perform minor food preparation and portioning in accordance with departmental policy.
Prepare and gather items for snacks and breaks and deliver them to the appropriate areas.
Assist with tray assembly.
Deliver patient trays according to facility and departmental procedures.
Use established two-patient identifiers to support patient safety.
Check trays for accuracy and compliance with nutrition orders before delivery.
Position trays properly, assist patients with opening tray items, and check whether additional or missing items are needed.
Pick up soiled trays promptly and return them to the kitchen for cleaning and storage.
Maintain proper food quality and temperature.
Perform foodservice duties that may include stocking supplies, operating a POS system, ware washing, supporting catered functions, and processing patient meal requests.