Food Services Associate - Allegheny Valley Hospital
Date Posted: 01/11/2016
Position: Food Services Associate
Location: Allegheny Valley Hospital
Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.
Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures. Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.
Department: Dietary
Status: Full-time, Part-time and Casual are available
Shift: Shift vary with start times between 5:30 am and 11:30 am
UNION POSITION
Job Summary: Serves and assembles meals to hospital patients, visitors and employees.
Job Responsibilities:
- Cleans work areas within the food and nutrition services department.
- Serves and assembles food according to departmental standards/policy and according to pre-established task assignments.
- Accurately portions food items for employees, visitors, patients and guests.
- Delivers patient food trays in a timely manner to ensure proper food temperature and quality of product.
- Complies with all safety and infection control guidelines.
- Utilizes proper food handling and food storage techniques when receiving, rotating, storing and preparing food.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills required.
- Food service experience preferred
- Must be able to work rotating shifts as designated above.
- Experience in high volume institutional setting preferred.
- Experience in food services in a high volume institutional setting preferred