FOOD SERVICE WORKER | FOOD & NUTRITION | PER DIEM SHIFTS (23610)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

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About The Position

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is hiring a Food Service Worker in Food & Nutrition for per diem shifts. The position works across patient floors, the cafeteria, and kitchens, assembling and delivering food and supplies, supporting dish-room operations, and maintaining clean and sanitary work areas. It also requires adherence to departmental policies, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards, as well as the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct, Mission, Vision, and Values. Employees are expected to provide timely, professional, caring, and respectful customer service. The role may include serving food in patient rooms, dining rooms, the cafeteria, or catered functions; maintaining basic tallies and logs; and participating in educational programs and in-service meetings. Other related duties may be assigned. The position involves exposure to heat, wetness, odors, steam, electricity, sharp knives, and cutting equipment; moderate physical effort; and frequent prolonged standing and walking. Pay is $19.00 per hour, with $1.00 differentials for evening, night, and weekend work; salary is commensurate with experience within the posted range.

Requirements

• Speak, read, and write English to the extent required by the position.

Nice To Haves

• Six months of previous food service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assemble prepared food on trays for general and therapeutic diets.
• Prepare special therapeutic nourishments and snacks, including slicing fruit and mixing pre-packaged liquid nourishments.
• Maintain the tray line in a clean, neat, and orderly manner.
• Deliver food trucks to patient floors as specified and return trucks to the dish room at designated times.
• Tend and load dish machines in patient and employee dish rooms; hand-wash certain items such as pots and pans when needed.
• Deliver clean dishes and utensils to the proper kitchen unit.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, walk-in storage areas, refrigerators, and equipment; disassemble and reassemble equipment as required.
• Mop floors and perform special cleaning duties assigned by a supervisor.
• Transport food and supplies in bulk between locations.
• Collect, process, and dispose of trash and garbage as needed and directed.
• Follow departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
• Provide timely, professional, caring, and respectful customer service.
• Understand and adhere to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct and be familiar with its Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• May serve food in patient rooms, patient dining rooms, the cafeteria, and catered functions.
• Maintain simple tallies and logs as required, such as delivery times and food temperatures on delivery.
• Participate in educational programs and in-service meetings.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous time-off policy including vacation days, personal time, sick leave, and nine paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Continuing education programs.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed