Food Service Associate-Patient Services 7E - Kent Hospital

Primary Function: Under the direction of the Food & Nutrition management team, the Food Service Associate is responsible to serve and delivery food and nutritional products to our patients, and customers in a manner demonstrating exemplary customer service skill. The Food Service Associate encompasses multiple job assignments within the Food & Nutrition Department including: assemblers, hostess, cashiers, dining room aid, pots cleaner and cleaning aid.

Responsibilities - Encompasses job assignments within the kitchen, Blue Wave Cafeteria, and Concourse Café.

• Prepare meal trays, serve and/or deliver food to patients and customers.
• Maintain an organized, clean and sanitary work area at all times.
• Provide exceptional customer service at all times.
• Adhere to daily job assignment duties, cleaning assignments, and scheduled hours as posted on the schedule.
• Ensure proper care and treatment of all technology when it is assigned to you.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures within department and outside department.
• Adhere to dress code, which includes cleanliness, grooming, and neatness.

Job Qualifications and Specifications: A high school diploma or equivalent with six months job-related experience and/or equivalent is preferred but not required. Ability to follow oral and written instructions. Ability to keep accurate records. Must be proficient in the English language.

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions—Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, and our Wellness Center—are trusted organizations fueling the latest advances in medical research, attracting the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, and honing renowned services and innovative programs to engage in the important discussions people need to have about their health.

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.