Dietary Aide – Healthcare

About the Role

We are looking for a Dietary Aide to join our Culinary Team. The ideal candidate is passionate about food, detail-oriented, well-groomed, friendly, professional, and a team player with a pleasant demeanor. This role reports to the Culinary Services Lead and/or Culinary Services Manager.

Responsibilities

• Maintains confidentiality and protects HIPAA
• Knows resident rights and helps protect them
• Ensures food and other items are stored properly following FIFO (First In, First Out) guidelines
• Assists in making sandwiches and dishing up desserts
• Maintains proper portion control by following spreadsheets
• Maintains a clean kitchen by washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, removing trash, and cleaning up after yourself
• Takes and records dishwasher, drink, and dessert temperatures
• Maintains all sanitation logs
• Helps with food preparation, including making sandwiches, filling and distributing snack carts, pulling and dating supplements, and dating juices/milks
• Understands basic nutrition, including therapeutic and mechanically altered diets, as well as different liquid consistencies
• Honors and follows resident/patient preferences and tray cards while protecting HIPAA
• Cleans and sanitizes food service equipment, appliances, and work areas
• Stocks serving areas with needed supplies (condiments, beverages, utensils, etc.)
• Assists with meal service and provides residents with desired food and beverage items
• Assists with set-up and clean-up of dining rooms
• Utilizes dish machine appropriately and puts away clean/dry dishes
• Dishes up desserts and dates them
• Performs light cleaning of common areas: sweeps/mops dining rooms, kitchen, and serving areas
• Assists and maintains all storage areas, ensuring everything is dated and signs off on the cleaning schedule
• Assists CNAs in serving breakfast, lunch, and supper
• Performs all other kitchen duties as assigned
• Follows all Culinary Services procedures and the BSG dress code

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age
• Ability to use a dishwasher and record temperatures
• Must be able to stand 90% of the shift, bend, twist, reach above head, and lift items up to 50 lbs
• Must pass a TB test and healthcare background check
• Ability to obtain and achieve a ServSafe Foodhandler Certificate

Schedule

Part Time