On-Call/Registry Food Service Worker - Cashier - JR-1062919-5904

  • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Full Time
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By joining our team,

you\'ll be part of our life-changing Mission and Vision. You\'ll work in

a truly inclusive environment where diversity and equity are championed

through words and actions. You\'ll contribute to an innovative culture

that is second to none, one that embraces curiosity, discovery and

compassion. You\'ll play a role in something that\'s never been done

before as we integrate science and clinical care to help patients

achieve better, faster outcomes - as we Advance Human Ability, together.

**Job Description Summary**

The Food Service Worker will maintain safe, accurate and timely staff

and patient meal service while ensuring high standards of department

sanitation, accurate cashiering and food production.

The Food Service Worker will consistently demonstrate support of the

SRAlab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for

excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and

compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all

others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the

institute.

The Food Service Worker will demonstrate SRAlab Core Attributes:

Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability,

Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and SRAlab Values (Hope,

Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, and Commitment to Excellence)

while fulfilling job duties.

**Job Description**

**The Food Service Worker will:**

- Provide timely, efficient and accurate patient tray line setup and

patient meal assembly.

- Provide courteous and timely set-up and service in the cafeteria, at

the cashier stations and for catered events.

- Deliver and retrieve patient meals to and from nursing units in a

safe and expedient manner.

- Maintain the sanitation and cleanliness of the service ware, pots,

pans, equipment and work and service areas. Operate the dish machine

for service ware sanitation.

- Prepare toast, salads, desserts and other food items requiring some

food preparation skills according to specific directions and

established quantities.

- Operate cash register accurately with no over rings or shortages.

Ensure that cash drawer has proper level of cash, obtaining

additional change as necessary.

- Refill coffee urns, juice and milk dispensers as needed and stocks

cafeteria with various food and non-food items as needed including

donuts, fruit, silverware, condiments, paper products and the like.

- Follow safe food handling practices, maintain food items at

appropriate temperatures and follow established storage practices.

Sustain a sanitary work environment according to health standards

and Department policies.

- Assist patients as necessary in providing or making daily meal

selections.

- Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest

of SRAlab.

**Reporting Relationships:**

- Reports directly to Food Service Supervisor.

**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:**

- Ability to read, understand and follow written and verbal

instructions when preparing food, serving patients and staff and

performing non-complex mathematical calculations at a level normally

acquired through the completion of elementary school.

- Approximately one to three months on-the-job experience in order to

become familiar with basic food preparation techniques and learn

cafeteria procedures and department policies.

- Interpersonal skills necessary to courteously greet patients when

delivering food trays to rooms and employees, visitors and other

cafeteria patrons.

- Basic analytical skills necessary to portion proper amounts of food

to patient trays and stock food stations with necessary items.

- Ability t concentrate and pay close attention to detail needed for

approximately twenty percent of work time when entering customer

charges, receiving money, making change, counting and weighing food

items and working tray line.

**Working Conditions:**

- Normal office environment with little or no exposure to dust or

extreme temperature.

**Pay and Benefits\*:**

**Pay Range:** \$18 per hour

**Benefits:** Shirley Ryan AbilityLab offers a comprehensive benefits

program that is competitive with our industry peers in our geographic

locations:

\*Benefits and benefits\' eligibility can vary by position.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and

level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all

responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

**Equal Employment Opportunity**

ShirleyRyan AbilityLab is an equal opportunity/affirmative action

employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for

employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,

race, color, r
Job ID: 482348808
Originally Posted on: 6/22/2025

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