DIETARY FOOD SERVICE WORKER

Job Summary: A Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing healthy meals and ensuring that patients have the proper food based on their needs. They work closely with Dieticians, Cooks, providing them details on allergies or restrictions to create plans accordingly. They must prepare food according to instructions while adhering strictly to safety and health standards. understanding a customer-oriented approach, competence in all technical aspects of their job and an understanding of what customers' needs might be to meet those requirements with ease.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent to (REQUIRED).

Experience: Minimum 1-year previous kitchen or food service preparation experience required, in a hospital environment preferred.

Other Qualifications Required:

• Ability to communicate clearly in both oral and written forms using the English language.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from residents, patients, physicians, peers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to work independently.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists cooks with meal preparation, as directed.
• Washes hands before handling food to be served, before touching clean dishes and
• utensils, and after touching anything soiled.
• Carries out certain duties routinely without direction such as wrapping silverware and
• filling condiment containers in the dining room.
• Helps prepare, portion, wrap, cover, and refrigerate food for meal(s) assigned; for
• example bags bread, dips jelly/fruit/desserts, makes toast, pours juice and milk, makes.
• coffee/tea, etc.
• Sets up trays and serving carts according to established procedures, delivers to unit(s),
• and notifies Nursing.
• Helps clear trays from dining room returned tray cart(s) scraping waste into trash cans.
• Uses food preparation equipment properly, cleans and stores appropriately, and reports.
• repairs needed.
• Helps keep kitchen floor dry, wiping or mopping up spills, immediately.
• Helps stocks supply shelves in storage area and may help check in deliveries.
• Attends mandatory in-service education meetings and applies information to job tasks.
• Reports any evidence of pests or rodents in kitchen area to Dietary Manager.
• Maintains exemplary customer service principles for efficient food preparation and
• delivery.
• Assures personal compliance with all state and federal regulations including blood borne.
• pathogens, infection control, use of hazardous materials, and fire safety.
• Assures personal compliance to patient’s rights.
• Complies with schedule as established by Dietary Manager.
• Other duties may be assigned.