Diet Aide II - Food and Nutrition

Position Summary

The Diet Aide II reports to the Director of Food Services. This position performs a wide variety of functions to ensure high quality, sanitary food service to patients and customers. The primary tasks of this position include but are not limited to: stocking of supplies; patient food tray delivery and pick up; patient tray assembly; portioning/packaging food items; prepares hot and cold food items for daily use; snack and nourishment preparation; assisting in the packaging of meals for meals on wheels, patient snack delivery; serving customers; cashiering; processing dishes in the dish room, and helping to maintain the overall cleanliness of the cafeteria and kitchen.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Annual mandatory Manchester Memorial Hospital education is required as well as attendance at departmental training provided by management.
• Two or more years of food service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attends monthly department meetings.
• Attends monthly departmental in-services.
• Wears uniform following the Manchester Memorial Hospital and department uniform policy including appropriate hair covering at all times.
• Washes hands and wears gloves following serve-safe and state regulatory requirements.
• Completes all paperwork required by the position worked (such as dish machine temperatures).
• Demonstrates a willingness to assist co-workers and adjusts daily work routines to the needs of the department.
• Sets up, restocks and maintains a clean work station following all sanitation and safety requirements.
• Limits, dates and properly rotates stock.
• Completes work as outlined in the position job flow within the scheduled shift time.
• Delivers trays to patients following all facility and departmental policies and procedures.
• Completes annual departmental serve-safe food safety training.
• Demonstrates knowledge of basic modified diets.
• Balances and performs cash out process according to established procedures without excessive shortages or overages.
• Completes Manchester Memorial Hospital annual mandatory education in a timely manner.
• Wears personal protective equipment as required.