Food Service Worker, Part-Time, Food & Nutrition Services

Food Service Worker, Shifts vary, Food and Nutrition Monday- Sunday Two Days 3pm-7:30 pm; 11:00-7:30pm EOW

Pay Range: $17.00 - $27.20 (actual offers are based upon the applicants relevant experience pertaining to the position)

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
 


Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Food Service Worker who will embrace our rich and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference. 

Food Service Worker:

• Utilizes tray tickets/marked menus, ensures accurate assembly of patient trays for general and modified diets; ensures portions served are in accordance with diet plans and checked completed trays for accuracy.
• Explains the menu selection process and assists patients with making a selection.
• Maintains a clutter-free, clean, safe, sanitary, and orderly work area
• Retrieves soiled trays, silverware, and food carts
• Assists with preparing/portioning salads, desserts, and other items needed.
• Delivers food carts to patient floors and trays to patients’ bedside, ensuring patients receive the correct trays and provide assistance accordingly.
• Disposes of trash and garbage according to sanitation policies and procedures.
• Cleans walk-in storage areas and refrigerators.

A qualified candidate will possess:

• High School or GED
• Six (6) months of foodservice experience, preferably in a healthcare environment.

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

• Work-life balance
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
   

COVID-19 Vaccination 

Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment.  External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.