Dietary Aide-PRN

About the Role

Performs a variety of tasks usually not requiring cooking skills in the preparation, service, and clean up for meals served to patients and staff in the nursing center and other special events.

Responsibilities

Food Preparation/Production

• Assists cook as directed by the food service director
• Prepares and labels nourishments according to center procedures
• Prepares and portions desserts, salads, and other non-entrée foods into dishes; pours beverages
• Follows production sheets and pre-preparation sheets or guidelines when appropriate

Meal Service

• Sets dining room tables for meals when assigned
• Works on meal tray serving line: sets up before start of meal service, breaks down area, and cleans up at end of serving line
• Reads and follows tray tickets when serving meals
• Serves meal trays to patients and pours beverages for patients when assigned to dining room
• Clears tables of dishes and trash
• Pushes food carts to appropriate patient care areas
• Communicates with patients during meal times when serving in dining areas