Food & Nutrition Services - Patient Dining Services

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Patient Dining Services

Looking for Dining Service Associates!!! Are you in restaurant dining or hotel in-room dining and looking to make a change to a rewarding career? Put your excellent customer service to work and start here!

Looking for flexible schedule employees to take patient orders and delivery food to patient rooms on multiple floors at a location open from 6:00am-8:00pm. This is a fast paced environment and weekends and holidays a must.

Full Time employees are expected to work 10 hour shifts. Part Time positions also available.

Preferred experience: food service, servers, in-room dining service, patient dining service.

Emory is a smoke-free campus. MUST PASS NICOTINE AND DRUG SCREEN.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assembles and serves meals in accordance with selected menus, presentation, and portion control guidelines.
• Maintains clean and sanitary food preparation areas and equipment.
• Processes and verifies payment for goods or services.
• Follows all safety and infection control policies and procedures,
• Uses required protection devices to prevent transmission of food borne illnesses to patients, customers and staff.
• Reports safety hazard
• Cleans, sanitizes and organizes the work area.
• Wipes up spills and food debris and disposes of empty containers.
• Removes trash from kitchen and dining area.
• Mops floors, empties and cleans trash containers and equipment.
• Washes tables, walls, and counters.
• Labels and dates menu food items.
• Sets up meal service stations.
• Assist with catering activities, operate a cash register, count and balance money, and serve retail customers.
• Reports problems in food quality or service and customer/patient concerns: communicates concerns or recommendations for improvements.
• Serve patients on cafeteria line or assist patients with meals, serve trays to patients.
• Operates cash register and/or selected production and other equipment.
• Work with manager to formulate plan for professional development.
• Attends educations in-services as appropriate.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Prepares, portions, and serves menu items for general and modified patient diets and for retail food service or catering.
• Washes dishes, flatware, pots and pans, and disposes of trash.
• Transports carts to patient units and all other areas of the hospital.
• Washes and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, dishes and other cooking or food serving items.
• Requisitions/procures ingredients from storage areas according to recipe or menu requirements.
• Prepares menu items in strict accordance with approved recipes and in specific quantities.
• Sets up and transports food items for service.
• Places food on patient trays using established portion standards and in accordance with patient meal selections.
• Loads, operates, and unloads commercial dishwasher.
• Prepares and delivers special meal requests, and tube feedings. Prepares and delivers snacks to patients between scheduled meals or late meal trays to patients in their rooms.

Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Must be able to read, write, and follow instructions. One year of food service experience preferred. Demonstrated skills in customer service, critical thinking, problem solving and written and verbal communication. Ability to make sound judgments while quickly processing information. Ability to perform basic tasks on a computer including logging on and off a workstation, checking email and completing annual online employee commitment modules.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Medium): 20-50 lbs; 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 11-25 lbs, 34-66% of the workday (frequently); 01-10 lbs, 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 50 lbs max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs; Occasional to frequent standing & walking, Occasional sitting, Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing), Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environment conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include, but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure Bio-hazardous waste Chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors Communicable diseases Electrical shock, Floor Surfaces, Hot/Cold Temperatures, Indoor/Outdoor conditions, Latex, Lighting, Patient care/handling injuries, Radiation, Shift work, Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.

As a permanent employee, you will be eligible for signing up for health, dental, and vision insurance, amongst many other great benefits!

Merit-based scheduling: Your work performance dictates how many hours you're scheduled with the opportunity for full-time scheduling!

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

COVID-19 considerations:
[Proof of] Vaccination Required
Masks are mandatory

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Atlanta, GA 30322: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Food Service: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person