Job Details
Overview:
Your Career. Our Company. Together, We Grow.
At Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH), we realize that in order to provide our surrounding communities with excellent care, we must begin by providing our employees with that same care and appreciation. We offer rich opportunities to develop and grow professionally, an environment of excellence in patient care, and the awareness that everything we accomplish is a direct outgrowth of the superb efforts and dedication of our employees.
As a non-profit system of almost 4000 employees, we have won national acclaim for our cancer, cardiac, stroke, bariatric, breast imaging, and rehabilitation services.
The Food Service Host - As Needed is responsible for assembling, delivering & retrieving patient meals.
Responsibilities:
Position Summary
Responsible for assembling, delivering & retrieving patient meals
Job Roles
Safety
o Manages processes effectively in regard to employee/patient safety.
Record Keeping
o Maintains all required records, reports, statistics, logs, files and other
documents as required.
Process Improvement
o Promotes a culture of process improvement by participating in
unit/department based programs that supports the systems process
improvement goals.
o Actively participates on system-wide or hospital-based teams as needed.
Role Specific Responsibilities
o Maintains clean work area following all safety and sanitation guidelines
o Enters and reports cash transactions.
o Adjusts meals to meet the needs of the patient while following doctors
orders
o Keeps all work areas adequately stocked with food, condiments, beverages
and service ware.
o Washes dishes and utensils following Illinois Department of Public Health
guidelines in all actions.
o Delivers and retrieves trays using required patient identifiers in all
interactions.
o Attractively and accurately assembles patient trays.
o Follows established portion control guidelines when serving food and
beverages
o Responsible for service to retail operations.
o Prepares meals using approved food sanitation practices
o Sweeps and mops floors using approved methods.
Qualifications:
Education
High School diploma or equivalent preferred
Licenses and Certification
Food Service Sanitation required for SJMH within 90 days of hire
Food Service Handlers Certification (MHC, HH, HMC, Cancer Institute) required
Allergen Certification required
Experience and Skills
6 months previous experience in food service