Food Service Worker II - PRN

Texas Health•Denton, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Worker II serves food to cafeteria customers and patients, assembles and delivers patient trays, and supports food preparation, sanitation, and safe food-handling practices. The role includes documenting deliveries and food tallies, checking and recording food and equipment temperatures, reporting variances, and maintaining assigned work areas and equipment in a clean, safe, and orderly condition. The position is PRN (as needed) at Texas Health Denton and works rotating shifts in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment focused on patient care.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
No experience is required.
FHC (Food Handlers Certificate) is required within 30 days.
Ability to read, perform basic math, and use written English.
Cooperative, discreet, and courteous demeanor.
Good communication and organizational skills.
Positive customer-service attributes.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Ability to learn and follow HACCP sanitation guidelines and safe food-handling practices.
Ability to follow or learn OSHA safety guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Food service experience.

Responsibilities

Serve food on cafeteria and patient tray lines using good customer-service skills.
Assemble, deliver, and retrieve patient trays.
Document food delivery times and food tallies, perform simple record keeping such as temperature checks, and report variances from standards to a supervisor.
Perform simple food assembly, including preparing salads and portioning and garnishing foods according to instructions.
Routinely clean and sanitize equipment, wares, walls, and floors.
Wash and sanitize dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils, and cooking equipment according to department standards and procedures.
Label and date foods according to HACCP standards; follow safe food-handling and sanitation procedures, including taking and recording temperatures and responding appropriately when temperatures are inadequate.
Use the FIFO system of food production and follow or learn OSHA safety guidelines.
Collect and deliver floor stock using FIFO, and deliver between-meal nourishments and late trays according to departmental standards.
Maintain assigned areas and equipment in a safe, clean, neat, and orderly manner to meet or exceed department and TDH sanitation standards; dispose of trash and garbage according to procedures and follow clean-as-you-go and proper hand-hygiene practices.
Perform other job duties as assigned by a supervisor or manager.