Dietary Aide
Job description
Job Purpose:
Cleans equipment and department, sets up and serves cold food on trayline. Delivers food carts to patient areas, helps nursing in tray delivery to patients. Washes dishes and empties trash in accordance with established polices and procedures.
Duties:
I. Keeps cold line, coffee and dish machine areas clean; sanitizes work surfaces; mops floor/work area according to procedures; clean rubber mats, take out trash as necessary; performs assigned cleaning duties; cleans cafeteria after breakfast when assigned.
* Assists with set up and delivery of delayed or late trays; keeps spare cart on nursing unit for soiled trays; empties when necessary.
* Sets up cafeteria at lunch, e.g. cleaning tables, replenishing salt, pepper, sugar, paper products, desserts, etc.
II. Follows production sheets in setting up cold line, demonstrating accuracy in measuring and portioning food; prepares coffee at each meal.
* Serves cold foods on trayline according to preference cards and production sheets.
III. Assumes other duties or positions in the department and/or assists with special functions as requested by a supervisor.
* Puts up stock and keeps storage areas organized using proper storage procedures, e.g. like
items together, labels facing front, dating when necessary, etc.; flatten cardboard; straighten
storeroom and trailer as needed.
* Delivers trays to patients at mealtime using correct identification procedures; return soiled
food carts to kitchen.
IV. Operates dish machine using correct ware washing, handling and storage techniques; cleans dish machine area after use; cleans and sanitized day care and patient food carts; demonstrates ability to descale and breakdown dish machine.
* Answers telephone and assists with processing diets changes and making preference cards in the absence of a Diet Clerk.
* Assists with stocking patient floors as assigned.
* Keeps cafeteria stocked with china, silver and glassware at mealtimes; washes cafeteria.
V. Each employee is evaluated and records are maintained on competency of performing their duties including the specific job: effective and safe use of equipment; disaster preparedness, prevention of contamination and transfer of infection when applicable. * Completes competency checklist annually or more often as required by department policy.
Education: High School or equivalent.
Physical Demands: Demonstrate the ability to lift 25-50 pounds and/or the ability to assess the lift load in order to ask for help. Standing, walking majority of work day.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $10.00 - $12.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Geriatrics
Shift:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
Work setting:
- Hospital
- Inpatient
Experience:
- Dietary department: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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