**Job Description** **Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!** At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others **What will you be doing in this role?** Under minimal supervision, the Host/ess provides quality meal service and patient relations directly to Deluxe Food Service Patients and visitors. The Host/ess acts as a hospitality ambassador providing efficient and gracious room service to patients and their family members. This role includes obtaining feedback regarding their food and service and quickly resolving problems. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the cultural, age, developmental, and environmental safety issues of the patient populations(s) served. Collaborates with leadership staff to improve the quality and food and nutrition care service provided to patients. **Primary Duties and Responsibilities:** + Accurately delivers food items/trays/nourishment items according to designated location/patients by using two patient identifiers when delivering meals/nourishments. + Collects soiled trays and asks patient feedback regarding their food and service. + Demonstrates correct service ware cleaning and dishwashing procedures. + Accurately assembles trays according to prescribed diets in timely manner. + Accurately prepares food and nourishment items according to standard production orders. + Demonstrates standard procedures for preparing meals, hot/cold beverages for meal service. + Accurately follows instructions and guidelines for proper storage of food and supplies. + Properly operates, sanitizes, and maintains equipment in the work area. + Complies with policies and adapts to changes in the unit as required. + Escalates issues as appropriate to supervisors. + Performs duties in a mindful and safe manner. **Qualifications** **Job Qualifications:** + High School Diploma/GED preferred. + At least one (1) year of food service, food handling, or comparable experience preferred. + Excellent customer service and communication skills. + Computer proficiency is a requirement. **Req ID** : 6379 **Working Title** : Deluxe Special Services Host/Hostess - Food & Nutrition Services - Full Time **Department** : Food Services Deluxe **Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center **Job Category** : Patient Services **Job Specialty** : Food Services **Overtime Status** : NONEXEMPT **Primary Shift** : Day **Shift Duration** : 8 hour **Base Pay** : $21 - $31.12 Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.