Dietary & Food Services Aide - Weekends Only

About the role

This role focuses on activities related to the support services functions, such as dietary and food services, environmental services, general facilities, repair and maintenance, parking, sterilization and transportation to ensure all required support activities are completed in a timely manner and meet the organization's quality standards and expectations.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves meals based on general or special diets.
• Operates and maintains kitchens, cafeterias, and counters across entity locations.
• Manages food inventories, schedules vendor deliveries, food preparation, and menu planning while adhering to regulatory guidelines.
• Maintains and communicates accurate and updated diet order information through the system to ensure patients receive appropriate meals, nourishments and commercial enteral products in accordance with current diet order.
• Elicits patient information regarding food preferences, intolerances, likes and dislikes.
• Alerts the Clinical Dietitian to any actual or potential nutritional problems of patients.
• Assists patients with menu selection and writes and corrects regular and as assigned modified diets for patients.
• Responsible for maintaining high level of accuracy and appropriateness of patient trays.
• Delivers trays to patients, picks up trays from patients.
• Follows all precautions on patient units by donning and doffing PPE appropriately. Performs hand hygiene according to standards.
• Stocks nursing unit pantries with nourishments and dietary supplies, utilizing first-in, first-out system.
• Prepares normal menu items, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and special items.
• Operates a variety of kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir, strain, season and knead food items for cooking, serving and storing.
• Aids in the preparation of hot and/or cold foods, and properly stores food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
• Maintains accurate sanitation and temperature logs in work area according to regulatory requirements.
• Aids in the preparation of hot and/or cold foods, and properly stores food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Food service experience.

High School diploma or equivalent.

One (1) year in hospital food services.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Food service experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent. One (1) year in hospital food services.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to read, write, and understand written instructions.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interact with patients, patient care team and employees.
• Familiarity with therapeutic diets.
• Knowledge of sterile food handling techniques.
• Ability to operate simple mechanical devices such as coffee urn, dish machine, slicer, trash compactor.
• Ability to use a knife for slicing, cutting, dicing.

About Care at Home

Tufts Medicine Care at Home is a proud member of Tufts Medicine, a health system that is rethinking how academic and community centers, local and national businesses, and technology and service innovators can all work together. So that clinicians can deliver expert care where it’s needed most and so that we can bring wellness back to health care, one person at a time.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries & benefits.
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits start day one.
• 403(b) retirement with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education support - Access to MedBridge for PT CEUs and licensure/certification support, reinforcing our commitment to ongoing clinical development.
• Opportunities for career growth.
• Fleet car program - A unique offering that reduces personal vehicle burden and supports clinicians in the field.
• Industry-Leading Safety Program – A one-of-a-kind Workplace Safety & Violence Prevention role dedicated to proactively addressing increasing safety concerns in healthcare settings. This program includes:
• AVADE de-escalation and self-safety training.
• InvisaWear GPS-enabled safety devices.
• Escort services to ensure staff safety in the field.

About Tufts Medicine

A healthcare system that works. Tufts Medicine is more than a health system — we’re a community that empowers people to live their best lives by reimagining healthcare, advancing knowledge and pioneering discovery. Every team member plays an integral role in realizing our vision of creating the most equitable and frictionless healthcare experience in the world. Here, you’ll join an enthusiastic community that champions your growth and receive generous benefits to support you and your family’s well-being. Tufts Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay Range

$17.00 - $19.09