Food Service Worker **Southwest Health** 1 Positions ID: 55427 Posted On 11/06/2024 **Job Overview** **Requirements for Food Service Worker position** + Must have good customer service skills and good verbal and written communication skills + Good decision-making skills (i.e., used with patient and resident interventions, such as offering an alternate item to the served food item) + Ability to utilize resources effectively and efficiently to prevent waste + Need to distinguish between shades of color (dots for meal cards) and have ability to use computer (Platteville) + Ability to maintain confidential information **Requirements for Food Service Worker/ Cook position** + Must have good customer service skills and good verbal and written communication skills + Must have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent + Experience with standard kitchen equipment including steamers, steam table, robot coupe, ovens, dish machines, slicers, etc. required + Food prep experience including main dishes, side dishes, salads, desserts, and special function foods required + Certification with the State of Wisconsin for food protection policies and Food Manager Certification (or willingness to complete within one year of employment) preferred + Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Electronic Medical Record and Food Purveyor Software preferred **Work Hours** We are seeking a part-time (16 hours/week) food service worker/ cook to days. Position will cover one shift per week as a food service worker (6:00am- 2:30pm) and one shift per week as a cook (6:15am- 3:15pm). **Job Summary** **Food Service Worker** The food service worker portions food and fluids for the patients, cafeteria guests, vending machine patrons, and special function guests. Serves patients in the patient room. They prepare a variety of food items for the vending machines. They clean and sanitizes dishes, service areas, pots/pans and floors daily. Food service workers also provide the appropriate food (therapeutic and texture modified) for each patient on the meal tray. **Cook** The cook prepares food for the residents, patients, guests and employees. Oversees other food service workers and prepares appropriate food (therapeutic and texture modified) for each patient or resident. Responsible to open the department and/or close the department in the absence of the Lead Cook and follows appropriate sanitation and safety procedures. Primary Contact 13894 Miranda Koch HR Generalist, Human Resources 608-342-4796 Phone Phone Phone Fax hr@southwesthealth.org Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Health Care Location Platteville, WI Job Type Employee Full/Part Part Time Company ID 1250 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20241106 End Date 20250731 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Patient Access Rep - Patient Services - Full Time MercyOne Social Worker Hillcrest Family Services Registered Nurse (RN) - FT Surgical Services - Rot MercyOne Program Manager- Community Support Services Hillcrest Family Services Youth Care Worker Hillcrest Family Services Patient Service Representative - Urgent Care Grand River Medical Group Director Critical Care Services UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital Director Medical and Surgery Services UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital CMA or LPN- UW Health Specialty Services Southwest Health Patient Service Representative-Urology Clinic UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital **Share this Job** Southwest Health **About the Company** **Southwest Health** is a non-profit healthcare system offering southwest Wisconsin a range of services within our various facilities. Our locations include a hospital and clinic in Platteville, Southwest Health Behavioral Services, a clinic, Eye Center, and rehab services facility in Cuba City, Darlington, and Kieler Wisconsin. We are a model healthcare organization that provides the highest quality at the lowest possible cost to create healthier communities. The Joint Commission has awarded Southwest Health a full accreditation as a Health Care Organization because we strive to provide the best care possible and prove it by meeting the Joint Commissions' standards for high-quality care. Southwest Health has been named a Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. These awards and the awards won in the past, speak to the commitment Southwest Health has for safety, patient experience, and creating a healthier southwest Wisconsin. This accreditation marks Southwest Health’s fourth consecutive year of receiving the Guardian Excellence award for inpatient Patient Experience. Southwest Health features four family medicine clinics, four Eye Center locations, Birth Center, a specialty services with cardiology, ENT, and Interventional Pain, a state-of-the-art Orthopedic Institute housing physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and 24-hour emergency services, to name just a few.