Food Service Worker I
Sentara Health
Summary
Sentara Leigh Hospital Food Service is hiring a Food Service Worker (Utility Worker). Food Service Workers work Full-time, Rotating Shifts, covering both day and evening shifts, and work every other weekend.
Job description
Overview
Sentara Leigh Hospital Food Service is hiring a Food Service Worker (Utility Worker). Food Service Workers work Full-time, Rotating Shifts, covering both day and evening shifts, and work every other weekend.
Food Service Workers are essential members of the food services team who offer support to the team and contribute in multiple ways, such as delivering nutritious meals and providing excellent customer service to patients, staff, and visitors.
Responsibilities
- Preparing and assembling food according to dietary guidelines, safety and customer preferences
- Maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen and dining areas
- Washing dishes
- Working as a cashier
- Meeting utility needs
- Ensuring food safety standards are upheld
- Delivering food to patients
Education
High School Grad or Equivalent (Preferred)
Certification/Licensure
Food Handler's Card - Certification - Food Service Certification, as required by local Health Department. (Required)
Experience
- Utility experience (Preferred)
- Food Service experience (Preferred)
- Customer Service experience (Preferred)
Requirements
- Food Handler's Card as required by local Health Department
- High School Grad or Equivalent (Preferred)
- Utility experience (Preferred)
- Food Service experience (Preferred)
- Customer Service experience (Preferred)
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Adoption, Fertility & Surrogacy Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off & Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Critical Illness Plans
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Debt Pay Down
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual Discretionary Bonus
- Sign-on Bonus
Company overview
Sentara Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and Florida. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sentara operates 12 acute care hospitals across its service area, with 10 hospitals holding prestigious Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The organization employs approximately 34,000 healthcare professionals and serves over 1 million health plan members through its Sentara Health Plans division. As one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the United States, Sentara is nationally recognized for clinical quality, safety, and innovation. The system has received numerous accolades including Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), Forbes' "America's Best-In-State Employer" (2024), and inclusion in IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems." Sentara's comprehensive services span hospital care, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice services, and specialized programs like the Nightingale air ambulance service, which has completed over 20,000 missions since 1982.