Food Service Worker 1, Long Term Care Center, Part-Time w/Benefits, Days

Department: Jackson Memorial Long Term Care Center

Address: 2500 N.W. 22nd Avenue - Miami, FL 33142

Shift Details: Part-Time with benefits Days

Why Jackson Memorial Long-Term Care Center

Jackson Memorial Long-Term Care Center is a non-profit, 180-bed skilled nursing facility licensed by the state of Florida. JMLTCC is one of two skilled nursing facilities owned and operated by Miami-Dade County, Public Health Trust and Jackson Health System to assist Jackson Memorial Hospital with the timely discharge of patients who cannot be easily discharged from the hospital to home or other community nursing homes.

Summary

Food Service Worker 1 is routine food preparation and serving work in a multi-program health facility. Work involves assistance to cooks, dietitians, and other personnel in kitchens or dining rooms in a 200-bed facility. Employees in this classification are required to observe established sanitary standards in the preparing, handling and serving of food, and in their personal hygiene; and are responsible and courteous and have a pleasant demeanor in serving patrons of the dining area.

Responsibilities

• Prepares various cold food items and beverage for residents and staff as well as for special events.
• Portions food and places on proper serving dish, wraps, labels and dates before putting in refrigerator.
• Sets up and serves on tray line.
• Prepares and delivers nourishments/tube feedings to floors on time.
• Breaks down cold food station, cleans area, utensils and appliances after each use.
• Bags silverware and stacks trays.
• Sets up trays for Rehab and delivers to Rehab dining.
• Prepares early trays and bag lunches.
• Checks production sheets for the next day, makes gelatin, toast and pudding when needed.
• Receives groceries, produce, frozen food, paper goods and supplements and stores in appropriate places.
• Checks for bent/dented cans and damaged.
• Distributes food items to cooks and salad areas.
• Checks menu, production sheets and ensure all food items needed are placed in small storage room.
• Loads food on food carts, pulls them to and from nursing units and maintains them clean.
• Strips carts, runs dish machine and washes dishes properly (i.e., pre-soak dishes and silverware before putting in machine).
• Does light to heavy cleaning which includes cleaning of: ovens, stoves, hoods, steamtables, deep fryer, filters, walk-in refrigerators, freezer, dish machine, floor mats, sweeping and mopping floors as well as cleaning any other food service equipment.
• Removes garbage, empty boxes and milk crates as needed and runs the garbage compactor.
• Maintains storage areas clean and orderly.
• Follow established food preparation, serving, storing and sanitation methods as set forth by JMPMC/Nutrition Services policies, procedures and manufacturer guidelines through in-services in order to prevent foodborne illness.
• Accountable for fulfilling responsibilities in accordance with the JHS/PHT/JMPMC Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and for responding, as assigned, to any and all emergencies or disasters, either internal or external.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.
  
  

Experience

Generally requires 0 to 3 years of related experience.

Education

High School diploma is strongly preferred.

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