Food Service Associate (PT, Days and Evenings) - Bucks

Jefferson Health Plans

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Associate is responsible for patient meal and food service, ensuring patient satisfaction for individuals ranging from infancy through late adulthood. This role reports to the Supervisor of Food Service and receives guidance from the Lead Food Service Associate. Key duties include setting up and stocking assigned stations, retrieving patient meal trays, maintaining floor stock, and handling food according to proper sanitary and safety guidelines. The associate prepares and serves food and beverages using recipes, stores leftovers appropriately, and may package and label hot food items. The position also involves cross-training in various areas such as tray line, storeroom, and food preparation, as well as working in the dish room or pot area to support equipment cleaning and sanitizing. Maintaining proper care and safe storage of food, equipment, and the surrounding area, along with completing daily cleaning assignments, are also essential functions.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• High School graduate or equivalent
• 6+ months’ previous experience in food service

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• 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 insurance (including prescription)
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits (access to group rates on insurance and discounts)
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University (after one year of full time service or two years of part time service)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed