Hennepin Healthcare has an opening for a Casual Food Service Worker to work rotating weekends and weekday day and evening shifts. SUMMARY Responsible for providing quality meals to patients using principles of good nutrition and food safety. RESPONSIBILITIES Prepares and delivers coffee to requesting departments - Arranges food to be served - Prepares food stations for meal service - Maintains supply of food and garnishes at stations - Serves food - Prepares patient food trays - May cart food to patient's bedside - Performs basic food preparation such as washing and sectioning fruit, slicing meat, preparing salads and salad dressings, gelatin desserts, etc. - Makes sandwiches - Prepares beverages - May grill items such as sandwiches, eggs, and pancakes - May retrieve carts on hospital floors, cleans work station and immediate area - Sorts, scrapes, clears, stacks, loads and unloads dishes, silverware, trays, glasses etc. - Clears, stacks and washes dishes, trays, and glasses - May operate dish washing equipment - May operate and/ or clean kitchen appliances such as coffee urns, toasters and dispensers - Cleans dining area and tables - Maintains eating utensil supplies for dining patrons - Washes, cleans and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, food preparation and sanitation equipment; cleans kitchen utensils - Prepares refuse for pick-up - Accurately portions food and beverages - Assembles and plates entrees, salads and sandwiches - Sorts and bags silver - Removes from freezer and thaws food and beverages and places into refrigerated rooms - Can make a determination of standard and substandard products - Assures proper food handling and presentation - Performs related work as required - Visits all ages of patients daily in assigned area for menu selection and to conduct patient satisfaction surveys - Obtain menu selections directly from patients using electronic tablet - Checks tray line daily for accuracy of menus as served to patients - Conducts test trays for quality and accuracy of trays as served to patients - Prepares menus for serving area in accordance with current diet orders - Some positions may perform cashier duties including cash handling and ensuring accuracy of cash drawers, to include receiving and paying out monies and balancing their drawer at the end of a shift