Food Service Associate (FT, Days and Evenings) - Cherry Hill

Thomas Jefferson University•Cherry Hill, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Associate is responsible for patient meal and food service to ensure patient satisfaction, interacting with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. Patients may range from infancy through late adulthood. This role involves setting up and stocking assigned stations, retrieving patient meal trays, maintaining floor stock, handling food according to sanitary and safety guidelines, preparing food using recipes, complying with CDC hand hygiene guidelines, preparing and serving beverages and food items, storing leftovers appropriately, packaging and labeling hot food items, and potentially cross-training in various food service duties. The associate also maintains proper care and safe storage of food and equipment, and completes daily cleaning assignments to ensure a sanitary and safe environment.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
6+ months’ previous experience in food service preferred but not required.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Sets up and stocks assigned station prior to the start of service and for next meal to facilitate meal service and ensure efficiency.
May retrieve patient meal trays to ensure sanitary, safe and timely patient meal service.
Maintains appropriate floor stock according par levels and records usage accordingly.
Handles food according to proper sanitary and safety guidelines.
Follows food service handling methods according to policies and procedures.
Ensures all food is prepared using recipes in order to provide consistent, safe, nutritionally appropriate, tasty meals that are cost and budget compliant.
Complies with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines.
May prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas.
Serves prepared foods, such as muffins, biscotti, or bagels.
Stores leftovers appropriately and utilized same in subsequent day/menu in order to ensure that they are served within timeframe.
May package, label, and date hot food items for patient service and cafeteria operations according to established cook and chill guidelines.
Properly vacuum packs all food products, as required.
May be utilized in multiple areas of need, therefore may be cross-trained to conduct many different duties such as, but not limited to tray line, storeroom, and food preparation areas.
May work in dish room or pot area to support proper cleaning and sanitizing of equipment in accordance with department standards.
Maintains proper care and safe storage of food, equipment, and surrounding area.
Completes daily and special cleaning assignments to provide a sanitary and safe environment.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

medical (including prescription)
supplemental insurance
dental
vision
life and AD&D insurance
short- and long-term disability
flexible spending accounts
retirement plans
tuition assistance
voluntary benefits
tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.