Meal Service Associate

Job Listing ID:

4482422

Job Title:

Meal Service Associate Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Job Location:

Portland

Date Posted:

04/29/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

40

Shift:

Day Shift Duration of Job:

Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.)

Job Summary:

Meal Service Associate US-OR-Portland Requisition ID:

2026-38591

Position Category:

Food/Nutrition

Job Type:

AFSCME union represented

Position Type:

Regular Full-Time

Posting Department:

Food and Nutrition

Posting Salary Range:

$22.69•$30.26 per hour with offer based on experience, education and internal equity

Posting FTE:

0.80

Posting Schedule:

Tuesday•Saturday

Posting Hours:

2:30pm•9:30pm Department Overview OHSU is Oregon's only public academic health center. We are a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and southwest Washington. We are an institution of higher learning, with schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and public health•and with a network of campuses and partners throughout Oregon. We are a national research hub, with thousands of scientists developing lifesaving therapies and deeper understanding. We are a statewide economic engine and Portland's largest employer. And as a public organization, we provide services for the most vulnerable Oregonians, and outreach to improve health in communities across the state. The Meal Service Associate is part of the multi-disciplinary team providing food and nutritional care to OHSU patients on Marquam Hill and at CHH2. Primary duties include coordinating all aspects of patient meal service including assisting the patient's place meal orders, assembling the meal in the kitchen (at CHH2), delivering to the patient and picking up the dirty tray.

Function/Duties of Position Patient Care:

Provides direct care to the patient as required for meal service including: providing the menu, taking the patient's meal order using a portable electronic device, confirms the items ordered are consistent with the prescribed diet, checks the medical record for CBG orders or medications that need to be timed with food intake. Assists with assembling meals in the kitchen (At CHH2), delivers the meal, and ensures patients are ready for meal with over-bed table cleared. Checks for tray accuracy when delivering trays and is alert for items left on trays (glasses, dentures, paperwork). Delivers ice and water as requested by the patient or RN. Reheats or stores food from patient meal trays following proper food safety protocols as requested. Removes soiled meal tray from the room and documents intake in the medical record. Orders product and maintains nourishment room inventory using FIFO, demonstrates competency in specific skills and follows established protocols including: uses two patient identifiers; uses hand sanitizer between patient contacts; recognizes and responds to emergent situations; documents according to established policies and procedures including: patient intakes and cal Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Job Classification:

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Access our statewide or regional occupation report for more information about wages, employment outlooks, skills, training programs, related occupations, and more. Compensation

Salary:

Not Provided Job Requirements

Experience Required:

 At least 1 year

Education Required:

High School Diploma/GED

Minimum Age:

N/A Gender:

N/A