Food Service Associate
Full Time
West Des Moines, IA 50266
$15.49 - $21.30 an hour
Posted
Job description
Overview
MercyOne Central Iowa operates four not-for-profit Catholic medical centers in Des Moines West Des Moines Newton and Centerville and two specialty hospitals – MercyOne Children’s Hospital in Des Moines and MercyOne Rehabilitation Hospital in Clive (965 beds total) – along with more than 20 additional facilities that house more than 50 primary care pediatric internal medicine and specialty clinics. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893 MercyOne Central Iowa has the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and is also one of the largest employers in the state with more than 7000 employees and a medical staff of more than 1000 physicians and allied health associates. MercyOne Central Iowa is a member of MercyOne which was founded in 1998 through a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health – two of the country’s foremost not-for-profit Catholic health organizations. MercyOne has more than 20000 colleagues in Iowa and surrounding states.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
Responsibilities
Are you patient centered and thrive on providing top notch customer service? Consider joining our team as a Food Service Associate. You will set up, prepare and assemble meals and trays for patient service. Prepare nourishments, infant and pediatric formulas, and tube feedings as needed. Check inventory and stock galleys in patient care areas. Provide timely wholesome and high quality food and customer service to meet the needs of the customer. Practice safe food handling and quality control.
Day-to-day:
Qualifications
Pay Range
$15.49 - $21.30 /hour
MercyOne Central Iowa operates four not-for-profit Catholic medical centers in Des Moines West Des Moines Newton and Centerville and two specialty hospitals – MercyOne Children’s Hospital in Des Moines and MercyOne Rehabilitation Hospital in Clive (965 beds total) – along with more than 20 additional facilities that house more than 50 primary care pediatric internal medicine and specialty clinics. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893 MercyOne Central Iowa has the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and is also one of the largest employers in the state with more than 7000 employees and a medical staff of more than 1000 physicians and allied health associates. MercyOne Central Iowa is a member of MercyOne which was founded in 1998 through a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health – two of the country’s foremost not-for-profit Catholic health organizations. MercyOne has more than 20000 colleagues in Iowa and surrounding states.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
- Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
- Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
- Wellness Program
Responsibilities
Are you patient centered and thrive on providing top notch customer service? Consider joining our team as a Food Service Associate. You will set up, prepare and assemble meals and trays for patient service. Prepare nourishments, infant and pediatric formulas, and tube feedings as needed. Check inventory and stock galleys in patient care areas. Provide timely wholesome and high quality food and customer service to meet the needs of the customer. Practice safe food handling and quality control.
Day-to-day:
- Completes required cleaning of work areas.
- Inventory and stock galley supplies utilizing par level lists. Maintains clean and organized galley.
- Takes temperature of refrigerators, freezers and food as required. Properly documents temperatures, documents and takes appropriate action when temperatures are out of acceptable range.
- Responsible to inspect and ensure integrity of food items. Rotate and monitor expiration dates.
- Delivers nourishments, formula, and tube feedings to patients and/or galley.
- Pushes food carts, racks and dish bins.
- Maintain clean environment by cleaning and deep cleaning equipment, refrigerators, cupboards, tables, etc., as required by accrediting and regulatory agencies.
- Determines food count, prepares and pre-portions food items for patient tray assembly.
- Weighs and measures menu items for special diets.
- Prepare hot and cold food, using standardized recipes, as required for patient menu.
- Breakdown leftover items.
- Prepares bulk nourishments and swallow evaluation kits.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Must be at least 16 years of age.
- Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training for child and dependent adult abuse within three (3) months of hire.
Pay Range
$15.49 - $21.30 /hour
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