Food Service WorkerCook Full-Time

We are growing quickly and right now is a great time to be part of our team! We are looking for a Food Service Worker/Cook FullTime located in Mena Arkansas.

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Position Summary

The Food Service Worker provides food preparation and delivery services to include a variety of specialized duties related to the receipt interpretation and followthrough of patient diet orders.

Responsible for the delivery and collection of trays to and from patients. Ensures that nutrition care diet orders are provided to the patient by offering appropriate menu selections.

Acts as a liaison between the patient and the kitchen communicate all patient food needs to the appropriate area of the department assists the clinical staff in ensuring all patient basic nutrition care needs are met maintains cleanliness of the kitchen and other assigned food and nutrition areas receives cash from customers as payment for goods or services performs retail caf duties ensuring service and merchandising standards by providing customers with prompt service quality beverages and products and contribute to a friendly upbeat and clean atmosphere.

• Maintains friendly efficient attitude towards customers coworkers patients and visitors.
• Sets up and maintains assigned work area in a neat clean and orderly manner to facilitate efficiency and ensure food safety.
• Prepares beverages and food items to standard.
• Performs cleaning tasks in accordance with the duty rosters and cleaning standards and works as a store team member.
• Delivers patient trays during meal service.
• Delivers nourishments and/or snacks to patients as ordered by physician/dietitian in a timely manner.
• Visits patients to introduce the services of the Food and Nutrition Services Department. May obtain food preferences/dislikes from the patient and/or family members.
• Inventories and restocks pantries refrigerators and freezers on assigned unit(s). Maintains temperature logs for unit refrigerators and freezers.
• Follows all cash handling procedures and policies.
• Cleans tables counters and various types of retail and kitchen equipment and sweeps and mops floors.
• Welcomes and connects with every customer.
• Records all appropriate meal information for volunteers employees and physicians. Submits all information to the designated person at the end of each shift.
• Operates cash register by keying the correct items and ensuring the correct tender is collected.

• Follows standardized recipes portioning menu extensions and presentation standards. Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets. Tastes completed meals to ensure quality.

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  Monitor temperature of hot and cold foods through food preparation and service to ensure that established temperature goals are met prior to steam table transfer and maintained throughout meal service.

• In the absence of the Director of Culinary checks and inspects food products and supplies as delivered. Supervise and assist in storage of supplies and food products.

• Notify Director of Culinary of food supplies or equipment needs Report equipment breakdowns and unsafe conditions to Director of Culinary.

• Complies with federal state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and thirdparty audits.

Salary: $14.00 $16.00 per hour

Qualifications :

• Two years experience preferred in healthcare food service setting preferred. Ability to communicate (both verbal and written) effectively. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to work well under time constraints.

Additional Information :

Job Type: Fulltime

Salary: $14.00 $16.00 per hour

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime