Req #: 232484

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHWEST - FOOD AND NUTRITION

Posting Date: 05/29/2024

Closing Info: Closes On 06/07/2024

Salary: $20.28 - $26.96 per hour

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

$2,000 Sign-on Bonus for eligible new employees joining UW Medicine #UWMRecruitmentIncentive

UW Medical Center-Northwest - Food and Nutrition has outstanding opportunity for a FOOD SERVICE WORKER to join us in our new Center for Behavioral Health and Learning building.

WORK SHIFT

• 70% FTE, Days

• Weekdays and one weekend day (alternating weekends) POSITION HIGHLIGTS

• Serves food and beverages; cleans and sanitizes; washes dishes and cleans equipment; empties garbage and recycling containers; maintains cleanliness, sanitation and appearance of work areas; and provides prompt, friendly and efficient service to all guests. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The Patient Nutrition department supports UWMC Northwest's mission by delivering extraordinary experiences with compassionate evidence-based care, unforgettable customer service, and fresh and nutritious food for patients, families, and the greater community.Our vision is to create a supportive and empowering work place for all, provide unparalleled experiences for our customers and patients, and improve the quality of life and health of the public. ABOUT THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND LEARNING The new UW Medicine Center for Behavioral Health and Learning , opening on the UW Medical Center – Northwest campus in 2024, offers an unparalleled opportunity to transform mental health care and to improve mental health care training in our state. Located in North Seattle, the new facility will feature 70 longer-term adult psychiatry beds, 30 geriatric psychiatry beds, 50 medical/surgical beds focused on patients with psychiatric comorbidities, and a state-of-the-art neuromodulation program. It will also house an interdisciplinary training and workforce development program focused on preparing and supporting the next generation of behavioral health providers for Washington State. The six-story building will be a beautiful place to work with lots of windows, natural lighting and open-concept spaces and will offer amenities including a new kitchen and dining area for patients, staff and visitors.Learn more about the Center for Behavioral Health and Learning here. (https://facilities.uw.edu/projects/behavioral-health-teaching-facility) PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves food and beverages to guests. Sets up and maintains attractive displays, fresh in appearance and in proper quantities

• Brews coffee and ensures that other beverages are prepared and stocked. Maintains and documents temperatures of food items and equipment

• Temperatures, documents and files data to be stored for hot and cold foods, as well as equipment such as, but not limited to, refrigerators, freezers, walk ins, and dishwashers

• Uses F.I.F.O. (First In- First Out) so products are at their best. This includes dating, labeling, proper storage, and daily handling of products

• Takes inventory and maintains stock at proper levels. Stocks cafeteria with clean dishes; puts away clean wares

• Operates dish machine; collects soiled dishes and scrapes; washes and sanitizes pots, pans, and utensils

• Cleans and sanitizes food service equipment. Ensures that work areas, public dining areas, serving stations, bus stations, and all other assigned stations are neat, clean and sanitary. As assigned, removes dirty laundry bags; sweeps and mops floors; and provides sanitizer buckets to all workstations

• Empties and sanitizes garbage cans and recycling collection binsAs assigned, prepares, delivers, and retrieves patient trays and gourmet meals; acts a liaison between patients and the Food Service department REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Possession of, or eligible to obtain a Washington State Food Worker Card within two weeks of employment. ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center ?and? * Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.* Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. Become part of ourteam. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. UW Medicine – Where your Impact Goes Further UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.