*_SUMMARY_* Responsible for providing quality meals to patients using principles of good nutrition and food safety. *_RESPONSIBILITIES_* Prepares and delivers coffee to requesting departments * Arranges food to be served * Prepares food stations for meal service * Maintains supply of food and garnishes at stations * Serves food * Prepares patient food trays * May cart food to patient's bedside * Performs basic food preparation such as washing and sectioning fruit, slicing meat, preparing salads and salad dressings, gelatin desserts, etc. * Makes sandwiches * Prepares beverages * May grill items such as sandwiches, eggs, and pancakes * May retrieve carts on hospital floors, cleans work station and immediate area * Sorts, scrapes, clears, stacks, loads and unloads dishes, silverware, trays, glasses etc. * Clears, stacks and washes dishes, trays, and glasses * May operate dish washing equipment * May operate and/ or clean kitchen appliances such as coffee urns, toasters and dispensers * Cleans dining area and tables * Maintains eating utensil supplies for dining patrons * Washes, cleans and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, food preparation and sanitation equipment; cleans kitchen utensils * Prepares refuse for pick-up * Accurately portions food and beverages * Assembles and plates entrees, salads and sandwiches * Sorts and bags silver * Removes from freezer and thaws food and beverages and places into refrigerated rooms * Can make a determination of standard and substandard products * Assures proper food handling and presentation * Performs related work as required * Visits all ages of patients daily in assigned area for menu selection and to conduct patient satisfaction surveys * Obtain menu selections directly from patients using electronic tablet * Checks tray line daily for accuracy of menus as served to patients * Conducts test trays for quality and accuracy of trays as served to patients * Prepares menus for serving area in accordance with current diet orders * Some positions may perform cashier duties including cash handling and ensuring accuracy of cash drawers, to include receiving and paying out monies and balancing their drawer at the end of a shift *_QUALIFICATIONS_* Preferred Qualifications: * High school diploma * Some college helpful but not required * Over three months to one year experience in hospital food service -OR- * An approved equivalent combination of education and experience **Title:** *Food Service Worker (1.0 FTE) - Days, Every Other Weekend* **Location:** *MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus* **Requisition ID:** *240718*