Food Service Worker-Patient Services WMCG

Wellstar Health System

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wellstar is a healthcare system dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of every person they serve, striving for world-class healthcare delivery with compassion, excellence, and honoring every voice. The organization is nationally ranked and recognized for high-quality care and an inclusive culture, fostering a Great Place to Work environment for its 24,000+ team members. This position, a Food Service Worker, collaborates with the Diet Clerk, focusing on cleaning and stocking the assembly area, ensuring appropriate foods and supplies are available. The role involves assisting in quality monitors for patient food service excellence, maintaining sanitation in food service operations including ware washing, and transporting and sanitizing patient food carts. Adherence to HACCP standards for documentation is required, and the worker is expected to cross-train in other areas as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma General-Preferred or GED General-Preferred

Responsibilities

Works collaboratively with the Diet Clerk.
Cleans and stocks assembly area with appropriate foods and supplies.
Assists in quality monitors to assure excellence in patient food service.
Responsible for the sanitation of food service operation to include but not limited to ware washing in the dish/pot sink areas.
Responsible for the transport of patient food cart and sanitizing the carts.
Must document in accordance to HACCP standards.
Cross-train in other areas as assigned.
Uses, cares, and cleans all equipment in assigned area.
Makes immediate decisions concerning the following: sanitation, food quality, portion control.
Identifies problems with tickets and equipment maintenance in area of responsibility.
Ensures proper rotation of patient food items and supplies in area of responsibility.
Ensures workstation is clean, sanitized, properly stocked, and ready at specified meal service times.
Prepares and delivers floor stock and other cold food as requested by nursing units to the appropriate floor.
Properly dates, labels, and covers all foods to be stored in refrigerators or dry storage using the first in first out rotation method.
Maintains HACCP logs.
Capable of safely using all pieces of equipment including correct assembly, operation, cleaning, and sanitation.
Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to administrative, departmental house rules, policies, procedures, and objectives.
Communicates with Patient Services Manager and staff, Food Production Managers and staff, sanitation/transport staff, and administrative staff in an effective and pleasant ma
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.