Food Service Worker (Ronald Reagan Hospital)

at  UCLA Health

Description
As a Food Service Worker, you will perform a variety of duties in the assembly, delivery, and service of patient’s meals. Duties include the cleaning, sanitation, and maintenance of equipment and work areas.

Responsibilities include:

• Assemble meal trays accurately and presentably while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Present menus to patients and assist them with menu selections as needed.
• Distribute menus according to diet master list.
• Collect trays after each meal and deliver food cart to the elevators.
• Prepare and deliver snacks to patients.
• Maintain proper sanitation practices in food handling and equipment use.
• Work in dish room, pot room, and perform housekeeping duties.

Salary Range: $20.05/hr- $24.42/hr
Senate Bill 525 was signed into law by Governor Newsom in October 2023. Starting June 1, 2024, SB525 sets a new $23 minimum wage for nonexempt healthcare workers and raises the exempt employee salary threshold to $1,380/week (equivalent to $5,980/month or $71,760/year).
1. As defined under SB525, healthcare workers are defined as employees who are involved in the provision of “health care services,” which means “patient care-related services including nursing; caregiving; services provided by medical residents, interns, or fellows; technical and ancillary services; janitorial work; housekeeping; grounds keeping; guard duties; business office clerical work; food services; laundry; medical coding and billing; call center and warehouse work; scheduling; and gift shop work; but only where such services support patient care”.
2. Employees (career, contract, student, per diem) in the UCLA Health medical facilities (e.g. Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Hospital, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, etc.) meet these criteria.
Qualifications
Ability to follow standardized recipes.Knowledge of general and nutrient modified diets.Able to read and write standard English.Ability to perform basic arithmetic.Ability to work in standing position for a long period of time; stretch, bend, walk, stoop, and reach repetitively.Ability to work in hot, cold, and/or wet areas; lift 40 pounds, push/pull loaded carts weighing 350 pounds.Ability to conform to dress code, per infection prevention policies and procedures.Ability to practice safe food handling techniques.Must have the ability to adjust to fluctuating work load and adhere to production schedules.Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with co-workers, customers, supervisors and managers.Ability to adjust to fluctuating workload and adhere to work schedules

• Assemble meal trays accurately and presentably while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Present menus to patients and assist them with menu selections as needed.
• Distribute menus according to diet master list.
• Collect trays after each meal and deliver food cart to the elevators.
• Prepare and deliver snacks to patients.
• Maintain proper sanitation practices in food handling and equipment use.
• Work in dish room, pot room, and perform housekeeping duties