Food Service Associate - Part Time

Thedacare•Town of Wescott, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Associate II performs duties involved in preparing, assembling, and delivering food to patients and other customers, including patient meals, cafeteria service, catering, and other meal functions. The role assists with training and onboarding new team members and helps ensure standard work and quality standards are followed. It also delivers meal trays, nourishments, and floor stock to patient/resident rooms or designated areas and cleans and sanitizes dishes, utensils, equipment, and work areas. The position is scheduled for 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE), with variable weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., every other weekend, and holiday rotation. It is based at ThedaCare Medical Center - Shawano in Shawano, Wisconsin. The role normally works in a climate-controlled environment, with exposure to heat and humidity from cooking equipment and cold temperatures in walk-in coolers and freezers. It involves frequent standing and movement, frequent exposure to sharp objects, and occasional exposure to mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, chemicals, electrical hazards, and high noise. Interaction with department members and other healthcare providers is required. Department-specific competencies must be met.

Requirements

Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance.
Comply with department-specific competencies.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

Assemble meal trays, meals, snacks, and nourishments according to meal orders and diet guidelines, portion control, and food presentation standards.
Load and transport food carts and deliver food to patient/resident rooms or designated areas; review tray delivery reports and follow up on issues, coaching team members as needed.
Follow food handling procedures and monitor food and equipment temperatures to support food safety and infection control.
Prepare food, including washing and peeling fruits and vegetables and cutting and portioning desserts.
Cook food using appropriate techniques and serve it to meet standards for portion size, taste, appearance, temperature, and deadlines.
Take patient meal orders and enter them into nutrition software, ensuring orders comply with current diet orders and allergies and that all patients have ordered.
Deliver and stock food supplies in designated areas, follow par levels and item rotation, and monitor expiration dates.
Restock and organize food and other supplies according to storage standards; assist with ordering, receiving, and invoicing supplies.
Perform cashier duties, restock cafeteria supplies, and maintain cafeteria cleanliness.
Clean dishes, utensils, equipment, and work areas according to sanitation procedures.
Assist with training and onboarding new team members and provide input for orientation materials.
Collaborate with multiple disciplines to provide appropriate meal and floor-stock service for patient care.
Delegate team member duties related to workflow and cleaning needs and serve as a resource for team members, especially when a leader is absent.
Use critical thinking to assess, plan, and implement day-to-day operations and communicate updates to team members.
Perform quality audits for meal assembly and follow standard work for tray delivery.
Use equipment safely and appropriately.
Perform other duties as assigned.