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San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

Food Service Worker

5 days ago

San Antonio

Job Description The Food Service Worker serves and monitors the distribution of meals, and ensures that guidelines for special diets are followed. Prepares dining areas for the serving of meals and sets up serving lines. Cleans dining, service, and food preparation areas. The incumbent will carry-out her/his duties by adhering to the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct, acts in the best interest of SABHH. The incumbent will have knowledge of health care sanitation and have demonstrated ability to interact, relate to, work with, and support the activities of a diverse workforce. Essential Duties: • Practice appropriate hygienic practices, • Record warmer & cooler temperatures first thing and turn on small warmers, • Set breakfast line: Cereal dispensers & bowls, Jelly or syrup, ketchup, and butter, • Open milk cooler, • Reassemble and stock juice machine, • Restock plastic ware, foam plates, bowls & cups, • Check Ice dispenser, • Make 8 coffee dispensers. (Ensure outside is clean), • Stock sanitizer bucket & turn on salad bar, • Serve breakfast, Clean as you work, • Break down line after serving, Scrub line, rinse & sanitize. Wipe dining room tables, spot sweep both dining room and line, remove trash from drain, • Restock supplies, place appropriate condiments in front of the line, • Ensure salad has 9-10 items utensils & sweeteners. Sandwiches, utensils & Lemonade, • Serves meals, • After lunch break down line and return salad bar to prep person, • Wash, rinse and sanitize salad bar, • Pull 2:00 pm or 8 pm snacks, • Stores chemicals away from food and other food-related supplies, • Keeps food stored in proper containers, • Clears area of debris, and keeps area clean, • Demonstrates personal responsibility for maintaining safe and sanitary conditions, • Understands basic principles of food service sanitation, • Follows procedures to prevent bacterial food poisoning, • Follows the principles of personal hygiene, • Stores cleaning cloths in sanitizing solution, • Supports team where needed, • Handles, stores, labels, and rotates all products properly and in accordance to applicable state laws, • Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time, • Must be able to assist in preparing, serving, and storing food, • Cleans work area as necessary or assigned Requirements Education and/or Licensure – High School degree (or equivalent) or two (2) years’ work experience required. Must possess or obtain a valid Food Handlers certificate within 30 days of accepting the position. Experience – A minimum of one (1) year experience as a food service worker in a commercial environment, preferably in a healthcare environment setting preferred. Two (2) years’ experience in a kitchen role, preferably in a healthcare setting. Additional Requirements – Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred but not required. Must be available for weekend, day, and night shifts as assigned. Must possess or obtain a valid CPR certification and SAMA training within 30 days of hire. Knowledge Skills and Abilities • Must be able to concentrate on work amidst distractions such as noise, conversations, and foot traffic; must be able to consistently meet deadlines; and finish all food preparation at specified serving time; must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs., • Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile customer services interactions., • Must be able to adjust recipes to achieve desired results. Must be able to read and comprehend recipes or instructions on prepackaged products. Ability to read, convert and adjust mathematical measurements for recipe adjustments., • Must be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers, and dishwashers; knowledge of the hygiene factors involved in food preparation; knowledge of cleaning products and the appropriate methods of cleaning a variety of surfaces., • Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time., • Skill to independently interpret reference materials to comply with law, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, etc., • Must have ability to perform several tasks concurrently., • Ability to apply time management practices to prioritize, schedule and complete work effectively to comply with mandated policies and deadlines. Perform the following with or without reasonable accommodations: • Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, and/or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips., • Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey detail or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly., • Hearing to perceive the nature of sound with no less than 40 db loss @ Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction; ability to perceive detailed information orally and make fine discriminations in sound., • Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers. Individual must be able to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and to be able to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects., • Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable people in the role to complete administrative and clerical tasks, as well as inspect and analyze., • Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions such as noise, conversation and foot traffic; ability to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to another 401K, Medical/Dental insurance, FMLA and Short-Term Disability • Health Insurance, • Vision Insurance, • Dental Insurance, • 401K Retirement Plan, • Healthcare Spending Account, • Dependent Care Spending Account, • PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay, • Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.), • Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)

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