Dietary Assistant

Responsibilities

• Assembles prepared foods, makes sandwiches, and other foods. Makes coffee as required.
• Prepares between meal nourishment, picnic lunches, and bag lunches for night workers and school patients; delivers coffee and luncheons for meetings and special functions.
• Sets up serving line, portions food servings; works alone or as part of a team on a moving assembly line in the main kitchen, services staff and/or children from counter.
• Receives written and/or oral instructions concerning type and quantity of foods to be prepared including size of portion; obtains necessary ingredients from storeroom and refrigerator, prepares following standing procedures.
• Washes and cleans fruits and vegetables; shreds, dices, or slices using kitchen hand utensils.
• Arranges salad ingredients in an attractive and appetizing manner, places prepared salads in refrigerator until mealtime; garnishes salads.
• Prepares serving of dessert and appetizer by preparing food cups, cutting pieces into individual portions, and placing desserts on individual dishes.
• Cleans all small areas such as drawers and cupboards, cleans refrigerator, disposes of food in poor condition, picks up and disposes of trash and garbage.
• Reports any problems, difficult or unusual circumstances immediately to supervision and observes all hospital policies, rules, and regulations including good housekeeping, safety and security, quality improvement, infection control, risk management, and safety.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Requires the ability to follow written and oral instructions in English.

Experience

• Two to three months' job-related experience.

Physical Requirements

• Capability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs., push carts weighing up to 50 lbs., work in areas with refrigeration as needed, stable walking, kneeling, stair climbing, and functioning safely while standing on low ladders.
• Good vision and alertness to allow safely operating cutting food and processing cooking equipment, working with hot and cold food items.

Supervisory Responsibility

• None.

Pay

• $18.00-$25.82

Location

• Bradley Hospital - 1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy East Providence, Rhode Island 02915

Work Type

• Rotating mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays

Work Shift

• Day

Daily Hours

• Per Diem - As required

Driving Required

• No