Food Service Worker - PT-Trinity Health Livonia

Trinity Health•Livonia, MI

About The Position

The Food Service Worker performs food-service tasks including meal assembly and delivery, dishwashing, and cleaning metal ware. The role prepares and stocks workstations, assembles patient trays according to tray tickets, loads and delivers carts, delivers meals to patients’ bedsides, and responds to patient and customer requests. The worker also operates a mechanical dishwasher and elevator, cleans and sanitizes equipment and kitchen areas, may prepare simple foods, and maintains tray delivery and pickup records.

Requirements

Able to read and write English.
Basic math skills and ability to perform math calculations.
Ability to walk and stand for long periods, up to 100% of the workday.
Ability to lift and push up to 50 pounds.
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for up to 50% of work time.
Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with staff, other department personnel, and patients.
Ability to work above the head and close to the ground.
Ability to occasionally bend, squat, kneel, and climb.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Three to six months of on-the-job training or previous experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Set up and clean the tray-line assembly area, including food items, dishes, silverware, napkins, and beverages.
Stock workstations with food, non-food items, and equipment as needed.
Work at tray-line stations and read tray tickets to assemble the correct food items.
Load trays onto delivery carts.
Remove soiled serving trays from patient units and bus patient and customer trays.
Operate the elevator to deliver and pick up carts at patient-care units and outpatient clinics.
Bring food-service supplies to patient rooms and outpatient clinics as needed.
Deliver meals to patients’ bedsides.
Respond to patient needs, concerns, and requests, and communicate using portable telephones.
Operate the mechanical dishwasher, clean equipment and kitchen areas, and unload food from delivery carts.
Clean and sanitize metal ware, including cooking pots, pans, utensils, and serving ware.
Prepare simple foods such as sandwiches and salads when asked.
Maintain records such as tray delivery and pickup schedules.