Dietary Aide HCC

About the Role

Assists with food preparation in accordance with established procedural guidelines, and as directed by the Dietary Manager or supervisor. Follows facility procedures for storing, serving, and transporting food and supplies. Responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and proper maintenance of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Follows diet orders and NPO diet orders
• Assists cook in preparing meals, desserts, and/or snacks for patients/residents (e.g., salads, desserts, and other dishes)
• Uses proper food handling processes, procedures, and policies
• Delivers trays to patients/residents on halls
• Delivers and serves meals to patients/residents in the dining area, including food and beverages
• Prepares between-meal nourishments (e.g., sandwiches) and serves in accordance with procedural guidelines
• Offers menu substitutions and records them in accordance with procedural guidelines
• Follows procedures for serving partner meals
• Communicates well with patients/residents/clients and family members, providing a warm and friendly greeting and approachable attitude
• Answers questions professionally when appropriate
• Cleans tables in the dining area after each meal
• Cleans work area at the end of shift and after meals, including sweeping and mopping
• Removes garbage from kitchen areas and hoses out garbage containers
• Complies with infection control policies in the work area
• Scrapes dishes, washes dishes, pots, and pans
• Records freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures
• Checks stock as needed and stores appropriately according to facility guidelines
• Stores cleaning materials appropriately
• Sets up tray line and performs tray line service
• Properly stores leftovers and opened food
• Makes coffee/tea as requested
• Cleans kitchen equipment (e.g., carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine, coffee/tea maker, steam table)
• Operates kitchen equipment (e.g., coffee & tea maker, dish machine, garbage disposal, mixer, blender, meat slicer, steamer)
• Follows standardized recipes
• Uses serving equipment (e.g., ladle, spoon, scoops)
• Checks and records water temperature (dishwasher, pot and pan sink, etc.)
• Checks dishwasher with sanitizer strips
• Checks chemical levels and replaces if needed
• Participates in center/agency surveys (Licensure/JCAHO) and any subsequently required reports
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs to maintain licensure/certification
• Attends and participates in mandatory in-services
• Honors patients/residents’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints
• Complies with corporate compliance program
• Reports job-related functions/tasks involving occupational hazards (e.g., exposure to blood and body fluids)
• Follows established safety regulations, including fire protection & prevention, smoking regulations, and infection control
• Follows established safety procedures when performing tasks and/or working with equipment

Requirements

• Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy
• No prior experience required; on-the-job training is provided

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous food service and/or food preparation experience
• Long-term care dietary experience

Schedule

Full-time, 1st Shift

Location

PruittHealth - Columbia, South Carolina