UCLA Health

Per Diem, Food Service Worker

UCLA Health  •  $21.57/hr  •  Onsite  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Varies

Posted Date

06/29/2026
Salary Range $21.57 - 21.57 Hourly

Employment Type

6 - Staff: Per Diem

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

31627


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Tray Assembly Worker supports patient nutrition services by preparing, assembling, and delivering meal trays while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, sanitation, and customer service. Responsibilities include setting up and stocking tray assembly stations, assisting patients with menu selections, assembling and distributing meals according to prescribed diets, delivering snacks, and collecting meal trays. This role also supports dishwashing, pot washing, housekeeping, and general kitchen operations to ensure a clean, safe, and efficient food service environment. The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced team setting while providing excellent service to patients and staff.

Salary Range: $21.57/hr.


Job Qualifications

  • Experience in food service, preferably including tray assembly, meal delivery, or patient food service.
  • Ability to read, write, and follow oral and written instructions in English.
  • Ability to accurately identify food items and menu selections.
  • Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively as part of a team.
  • Basic math skills, including the ability to perform simple calculations without a calculator.
  • Basic knowledge of therapeutic and modified diets, or the ability to learn them.
  • Strong interpersonal and customer service skills to interact professionally with patients, coworkers, medical staff, supervisors, and management.
  • Ability to maintain professional appearance and adhere to departmental dress code requirements.
  • Ability to stand for extended periods and frequently bend, stretch, reach, walk, push, pull, and perform repetitive motions throughout the shift.
  • Ability to lift, move, and push heavy food carts and other equipment as required.
  • Willingness to attend and successfully complete required departmental training.

As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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