Food Service Worker - Per Diem - Inland Valley Hospital

UHS•Wildomar, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California, is a licensed 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission. It is Southwest Riverside County's only designated Trauma Center and a county-designated Paramedic Base Station. The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries a year, and has an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month. The hospital features a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region’s only Total Joint Center. Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital in Murrieta, California, is a 120 bed acute-care hospital with the region's only Pediatric Emergency Services team (for children 14 and under) provided by board certified Rady Children’s emergency medicine physicians. Rancho Springs Hospital also provides the area's only OB/Emergency Department program, which gives expectant mothers 24/7 on-site access to OB/GYN physician coverage. The Childbirth Center at Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest in the region and features spacious family-friendly private suites. Rancho's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is operated by Rady Children’s. The Food Service Worker supports hospital nutrition services by assisting in the preparation, assembly, and delivery of meals that meet patient dietary needs and safety standards. This role ensures meals are prepared according to prescribed diets, physician orders, and food safety regulations while maintaining a clean, sanitary, and efficient work environment. The Food Service Worker interacts with patients, clinical staff, and team members to provide courteous service, accurate meal selections, and timely delivery. Responsibilities include assembling trays, portioning food, stocking supplies, washing dishes and equipment, and maintaining compliance with hospital policies, infection control practices, and regulatory guidelines. Working in a fast paced hospital setting, the Food Service Worker plays an essential role in supporting patient recovery and satisfaction by contributing to a safe and positive dining experience. The food service worker also supports the retail cafeteria operation by serving food, cashiering, stocking and cleaning as assigned as well as catering functions for special events throughout the organization. Employees may be required to float to the other facility within Southwest Health Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided.

Requirements

Previous kitchen experience in an acute care facility beneficial, but will provide training on the job.
Maintains certification in Food Service Sanitation by the Department of Health.

Responsibilities

assisting in the preparation, assembly, and delivery of meals that meet patient dietary needs and safety standards
ensuring meals are prepared according to prescribed diets, physician orders, and food safety regulations while maintaining a clean, sanitary, and efficient work environment
interacting with patients, clinical staff, and team members to provide courteous service, accurate meal selections, and timely delivery
assembling trays
portioning food
stocking supplies
washing dishes and equipment
maintaining compliance with hospital policies, infection control practices, and regulatory guidelines
supporting the retail cafeteria operation by serving food, cashiering, stocking and cleaning as assigned
catering functions for special events throughout the organization