Diet Aide

About the role

Stephens County Hospital, a 96-bed acute care facility in Toccoa, Georgia, is seeking a full-time Diet Aide to join our team. This role operates on a schedule of 10:30 am to 7:00 pm and involves serving food, assembling patient trays, preparing basic food items, and performing routine cleaning and maintenance duties.

Responsibilities

• Sets up patient tray line with cold foods and condiments.
• Prepares coffee and tea for tray line and cafeteria.
• Works on tray line in the Starter or Runner positions.
• Prepares patient late trays.
• Prepares and labels all between-meal nourishments accurately.
• Checks temperatures on serving lines.
• Lines trays and bags flatware.
• Ensures hot foods are served hot and cold foods served cold.
• Accepts Team Leader’s authority on patient tray line.
• Prepares salad bar and food bars.
• Assists in preparation of other food items as assigned.
• Practices good sanitation when working with food.
• Sets up cafeteria for breakfast service with cold food items.
• Stocks cafeteria with napkins, carry-outs, cups, lids, dishes, flatware, and condiments prior to each meal and as needed during serving hours.
• Serves on cafeteria line and keeps it clean and tidy.
• Cleans cafeteria tables, condiment rack, and fills salt and pepper shakers.
• Writes menu board neatly.
• Operates cash register and balances drawer.
• Maintains adequate levels on salad and food bar items during meals.
• Ensures cleanliness and tidiness of bars.
• Delivers patient late trays promptly.
• Delivers floor stock to nursing pantries daily; completes floor stock check sheet and ensures adequate stock levels.
• Delivers patient meal carts to nursing units and returns carts to kitchen after meals.
• Delivers nourishments to patients or nursing units.
• Delivers food/supplies to Doctor’s Lounge.
• Follows and completes duties on weekly cleaning schedule.
• Cleans food carts after each meal with a germicidal solution.
• Cleans daily with a germicidal solution all stainless steel surfaces, including carts, equipment, sinks, and countertops.
• Keeps storage areas neat and clean with all food covered, labeled, and dated.
• Removes trash and garbage from the kitchen area and places in dumpster at the end of each shift or more often as needed.
• Sweeps the floors and mops with a heavy-duty cleaner when the Stocks Clerk is off duty.
• Keeps dish room window clear and clean.
• Records temperature of dishwasher, pot sink, and sanitizer concentration in pot sanitizing sink.
• Dismantles, washes, sanitizes, and properly stores all trays, pots, pans, serving utensils, can openers, and ice scoops.
• Cleans and sanitizes coffee pots and tea urns daily.
• Keeps dishes, pots, and pans washed up as scheduled.
• Leaves dish room and pot and pan area clean when finished.
• Follows job outlines to ensure all duties are completed in a timely manner.
• Completes routine tasks without overtime.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write.
• Previous food experience preferred.

Skills

• Strong time management, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations.
• Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, and maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information.
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Professional Requirements

• Adhere to dress code; appearance is neat and clean.
• Complete annual education requirements.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Wear identification while on duty.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal, and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Attend regular staff meetings and in-services as needed.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

• Physically demanding, high-stress environment.
• May be up walking on feet up to 8 hours per day.
• Must have the cognitive ability to perform in this role, including critical and executive-level thinking.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Near-normal hearing – able to hear alarms, telephone, normal speaking voice, and webinars.
• Near-normal vision – clarity of vision (both near and far), either corrected or non-corrected, and ability to distinguish colors.
• Good manual dexterity and eye-hand-foot coordination.

Physical demands within the shift include:

• Standing – continuously (67-100%).
• Walking – continuously (67-100%).
• Climbing – occasionally (1-33%).
• Bending/stooping – frequently (34-66%).
• Twisting at the waist – occasionally (1-33%).
• Pushing/pulling 50+ lbs without assistance – frequently (1-33%).
• Pushing/pulling 100+ lbs with assistance – frequently (1-33%).
• Lifting/carrying 20+ lbs without assistance – occasionally (1-33%).
• Reaching above the shoulders – frequently (34-67%).
• Lifting/carrying 50+ lbs with assistance – occasionally (1-33%).

Schedule

Full-time, 10:30 am – 7:00 pm.