Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Varies
Posted Date
05/11/2026
Salary Range $21.05 - 25.64 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
30735
You will support all assigned tray assembly stations and ensure accurate meal service in accordance with patient diet orders and departmental procedures. You will maintain proper sanitation and food safety practices during food handling, meal preparation, and equipment use while keeping a clean and organized work environment. You will assist patients with menu selections as needed and distribute meals according to the diet master list. Responsibilities also include collecting meal trays following service, transporting food carts appropriately, and delivering snacks to patients as assigned. You will support ongoing tray line operations and perform additional duties as needed to support department operations and patient care services.
Salary Range: $21.05-25.64/hr
Demonstrated experience in food service, including tray assembly, meal service, and/or general food service operations.
Ability to read and write in English and follow oral and written instructions sufficient to identify food items and menu selections.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced tray assembly environment.
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations without the use of a calculator.
Basic knowledge and understanding of therapeutic and modified diets.
Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with coworkers, medical staff, patients, supervisors, and management.
Ability to adhere to departmental dress code and appearance standards.
Ability to stand for extended periods of time and perform repetitive movements including stretching, bending, pushing, walking, lifting, and reaching.
Ability to lift and push heavy carts safely and efficiently.
Ability and willingness to attend required departmental training classes.
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.
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.
