Kitchen Associate Relief

$31,200 - $41,288/Yr

Shawnee Mission Medical Center - Shawnee, KS

Full-time - Entry Level

Shawnee, KS

Social Assistance

About the position

The Kitchen Associate Relief position at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission is a per diem role focused on providing support in the kitchen and nutritional services. This role involves assisting patients with menu selections, delivering food trays, and maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen area. The position emphasizes whole-person care and is part of a community dedicated to uplifting individuals in body, mind, and spirit.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with menu selection.
• Contributes to problem resolution including follow-up with patients and families.
• Assembles and delivers trays per therapeutic diet guidelines and established presentation standards.
• Maintains tray line in a clean, neat, and organized manner.
• Delivers food carts to patient care units and returns them to the kitchen at designated times.
• Operates dishwashing machine and washes specified items by hand, such as pots, pans, and knives.
• Puts clean dishes and utensils away.
• Disposes of trash and garbage appropriately and as needed.
• Mops floors as scheduled and necessary.
• Performs cleaning duties as assigned, including walk-in refrigerators, walk-in freezers, and storage areas.
• May work all positions on the tray line or in retail areas.
• May prepare/assemble hot/cold food (salads, sandwiches, desserts) and nourishments for tray line, patients, and retail areas.

Requirements

• High School Education or equivalent.
• One year of technical experience.

Benefits

• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support