Food Service Associate - Military veterans preferred

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****Food Service Associate**** *location_on* Largo, FL, United States *schedule* Part-time Mixed (rotating weekends) *business_center* Food Services and Nutrition *find_in_page* Job ID: 00144-17734 **Description**

SHIFT: Mixed (rotating weekends)

SCHEDULE: Part-time

We are seeking a Food Service Associate for our center to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program and an employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity!

* Student Loan Repayment

* Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs

* Paid Personal Leave

* 401k (100% annual match 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)

* Identity Theft Protection discounts

* Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options

* Adoption Assistance

* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

**Student loan repayment available for select roles and facilities**

The Food Service Associate performs a variety of functions related to trayline, tray delivery and collection, dish washing, patient assistance with menu completion, and customer service.

The Food and Nutrition Services Assistant performs a variety of tasks that facilitate the provision of food services and nutrition support to patients, employees and visitors. These duties include:

* Performs routine duties related to preparation and serving of food.

* Prepares food for cooking by washing, peeling, shredding, slicing, and mixing various food items.

* Operates dishwasher or assists with washing/sterilizing dishes, glassware, silverware, utensils, pots, pans, etc.

* Cleans kitchen work areas, collects and disposes of garbage.

* May assist with food stocking.

* Serves food in cafeteria for visitors and staff and in patients room following dietary, sanitary and safety guidelines.

* Clears patients' dirty trays and works in dish room when needed.

* Works on patient tray assembly line following menu directives for determining food items for each tray.

* Delivers food trays to patient areas.

* Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

**Qualifications**

QUALIFICATIONS:

* High school diploma or GED preferred

* 6 months food service experience preferred, previous experience in hospital food services preferred.

Healthcare Corporation of America (HCA) is a community of 94,000 Registered Nurses and 38,000 active physicians. We have over 1,900 facilities ranging from hospitals, freestanding ERs, ambulatory surgery centers, and urgent care clinics. Our facility based staff continues to raise the bar in patient care. Ten HCA hospitals have been named in IBM Watson Healths top 100 best-performing hospitals based on patient satisfaction and operational data.

Experience a higher degree of patient care at Largo Medical Center, part of the HCA West and Central Florida hospital system. Our 455-bed acute care hospital is located on two campusesin mid-Pinellas County on the West Coast of Florida, providing medical care for the residents of Largo, and the nearby cities of Clearwater, Seminole, St. Petersburg and the Gulf Beach communities. We are the only area hospital with all private patient rooms.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified, you will hear from one of our recruiters. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

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In compliance with the emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dated November 4, 2021, and company policy, **this role requires you** to have received the first dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series (or a one-dose COVID-19 vaccination) by February 28, 2022, or to have applied for a medical or religious exemption (including booster for California).

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