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**Responsibilities** **Job Summary:** Participates in and supports all aspects of healthcare food service operations. Works with facility staff to provide optimal nutritional care and demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, guests and staff. Essential Key Job Responsibilities 1. Follows healthcare foodservice industry standards, regulations, guidelines and procedures including monitoring and maintaining food temperatures during cooking, holding, and storage processes. Avoids cross-contamination of foods and adheres to personal hygiene requirements. Maintains proper labeling of food products and ensures storage of food equipment, and machinery per regulations & facility guidelines. 2. Prepares and serves food within guidelines of menu & dietary requirements using required kitchen utensils and equipment. Maintains knowledge of recipe ingredients to respond to food allergy questions or requests. 3. Follows organizational standards and guidelines for a high quality patient and customer experience. Ensures proper meal portioning and an aesthetically pleasing presentation. 4. May be responsible for one or more of the following: 5. 6. Cashiering 7. Serving in the retail area 8. Assembling, delivering and retrieving patient trays 9. Performing cold food prep 10. Performing utility assignments (e.g., dishwashing, washing pots & pans, maintaining equipment) 11. Performing catering functions and or delivering/picking up catered food 12. Supporting inventory maintenance duties 13. Performing general cleaning of equipment and work areas (e.g., mopping, sweeping, emptying trash cans, etc.) 14. Performing other duties as assigned by leader **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications:** + No experience necessary. + High School Diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and experience. **Overview** For more than 70 years, Mercy Medical Center Redding has offered comprehensive health care in the North State, providing acute care and a full range of medical services. The 267-bed hospital offers major medical services including a Level II Trauma Center as well as specialized Cardiovascular Care, Stroke Care, Orthopedics, Neurological Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Care, Maternity Care, and da Vinci Robotic Surgery. It is the sole provider of obstetrical services, along with the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Shasta County. In addition, the hospital's network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a member of the Dignity Health system and is a sister facility to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta. As one of the area's largest not-for-profit employers, we are proud to give back to the community by providing many programs and services to benefit overall health. Visit here to learn more. One Community. One Mission. One California **Pay Range** $28.03 - $31.34 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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