Job Details
** Food Service Attendant - Cafeteria**
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New **We are looking for a Food Service Attendant for the Cafeteria at St. Joseph Hospital Orange.** Location: Orange, CA
Work Schedule: On Call/ Per Diem
Shift: 8-hour, Days (Variable) **Job Summary:** Under the direction of the Retail Manager, works as a multi-skilled food service worker. Assignments may include but are not limited to stocking, serving, grill cook, salad preparation, catering or storeroom assistance. All assignments require safe food handling techniques, teamwork and adherence to department policies. Excellent customer service skills are required for assignments with direct customer contact and independent judgment. **Essential Functions:**
* Open and set up retail areas: Sets up assigned area to receive customers. Cleans all serving/eating areas. Arranges food in an attractive manner with proper utensils for serving. Stocks area with adequate serviceware and condiments.
* Cashiering: Obtains currency and change bank from supervisor and sets up register in an accurate, timely manner. Accurately performs cashier duties. Rings up sales on cash register, accepts cash from customer and gives appropriate change throughout the meal service period.
* Food Preparation: Receives written orders for food items. Prepare and/or serve food items according to standardized recipes. Follows all portioning guidelines. Stocks workstation with adequate supplies in order to serve or prepare food throughout meal service.
* Serving: Takes orders and serve food in an attractive and timely manner in caf, DDR and catering areas. Follows portion control guidelines. Checks and records food temperatures throughout meal period. Immediately reports inappropriate temperatures to supervisor and assists in corrective action.
* Sanitation: Thoroughly cleans and sanitizes food service equipment according to department procedures. Maintains a safe & clean working environment at all times. Uses safe food handling techniques and follows handwashing procedures.
* Close Retail Area: Takes down and sets up for next shift. Secures doors at appropriate time. Discards or covers/labels/dates and stores food promptly according to department standards. Returns soiled serviceware to dish room for cleaning.
. **Skills:**
* Knowledge of cleanliness and sanitation standards.
* Good verbal and visual skills to read labels, take and record temperatures and read recipes. Knowledge of liquid measures.
* Ability to speak, read and understand for job related duties.
* Customer service skills.
* Proficient in required competencies upon completion of orientation as listed on unit specific competency inventory.
* Ability to use a calculator.
**Minimum Position Requirements:** **Experience:** 6 months Food handling and cashiering experience in a food service setting. **Preferred Position Qualifications:**
**Licenses/Certifications:** ServSafe certified. Compassion. Dignity. Justice. Excellence. Integrity.
These timeless values form the heart and soul of St. Joseph Hospital. They are the prime reason that we attract and retain high-caliber employees who believe in the sanctity of their work in our faith-based setting.
As a result of this affinity, most of our employees have remained with us for at least five years. Over 40 percent of our new employees were either referred by friends or applied to work at St. Joseph based on our reputation. It is little wonder, then, that retention rate is significantly higher than the average for healthcare institutions in our community.
Clinical Excellence
When you take the latest in medical technology and place it in the hands of highly skilled clinicians, recognition is sure to follow. In July 2007, 2008 and 2009, St. Joseph Hospital was named one "America's Best Hospitals" for Orthopedic Care by U. S. News and World Report. This highly esteem recognition is testimony to our unique blend medical science and compassionate, values-based care.
A haven that feels like home.
St. Joseph Hospital offers a unique environment in which healthcare givers who share a kindred spirit can do important work and grow both spiritually and professionally. Here, values-based employees view their jobs not simply as careers but also as callings.
St. Joseph Hospital provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, St. Joseph Hospital complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Positions specified as "on call/per diem" refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff vacancies.