Food Preparer- West Valley Hospital

Job Title: Food Preparer- West Valley Hospital (Unscheduled) #7735 Site: West Valley Hospital Status: Unscheduled Shift: Variable Overtime Schedule: 40 Salary Range: $12.51 - $17.86 / hr Recruiter Name: Cyndi Walling Job Number: 7735 Working Days: Variable Monday-Sunday
Unscheduled, non-benefits eligible position. There is no set schedule or guarantee of hours worked for this position. Unscheduled staff are mostly utilized to provide vacation and sick coverage as well as filling in when additional staff are needed. Work days/hours: Monday – Sunday; variable hours Don’t miss this opportunity to join our West Valley Hospital team in Dallas, Oregon! West Valley Hospital’s Nutrition Services Department is seeking a dynamic, experienced, team-oriented and quality focused nutrition services professional to assume the role of Food Preparer.  The Food Preparer is responsible for preparing fresh, flavorful, and aesthetically pleasing foods for patients, visitors, and staff, while following proper portioning, service techniques, and leftover utilization to insure cost effectiveness. General Responsibilities: Maintain a clean work environment while complying with sanitation guidelines (dishwashing and housekeeping).  Prepare cold products and desserts for patient meals, café, and catering. Prepare and serve patient meals on evenings and weekends. Run cash register. Working Conditions: -Ability to read, understand, and process food orders as outlined by diet standards. -Must have the ability to work efficiently and responsibly in an environment with multiple work demands and short time frames. -Handle very fast paced high demand environment.  -Tolerate hot and cold temperatures. Special Skills, Knowledge or Abilities: -Must demonstrate excellent communication & time management skills. -Able to understand and demonstrate exceptional sanitation practices. -Strong “people skills” (must be able to comfortably work with others in a team environment, provide customer service in the café, and serve patients). -Must adhere to proper food handling techniques. West Valley Hospital is seeking candidates who demonstrate the following strengths, as defined by the Gallup Organization. Core Strengths: Service: A drive to be of service to others. Ethics: A clear understanding of right and wrong which guides your actions. Responsibility: A need to assume personal accountability for your work. Problem Solving: An ability to think things though with incomplete data. Empathy: An ability to identify the feelings and perspectives of others. Team: A need to build feelings of mutual support. Job-specific strengths: Gestalt: A need to see order and accuracy Communication ability: Must be capable of clear, thorough communications. Competence: A need for expertise or mastery. Desire: A need to claim significance through independence, excellence, risk and recognition. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma, GED or completion of a job training program required. A minimum of one (1) year of food related experience required.  Oregon Food Handler’s Card required. Training in therapeutic/modified diets or food preparation / presentation preferred. Computer literacy with ability to operate a PC preferred. to apply please visit this site and register   http://salemhospital.hodesiq.com/apply_online_1.asp?JobID=3434278&user_id=&emid=3640&refid= In order to be considered for this position, your resume must reflect all relevant licenses, certifications, education, and experience noted in the requirements and minimum qualification sections of this job posting. Without this information, candidates cannot be considered for positions to which they may be qualified.