Lead Dietary Aide
About the role
Lead Dietary Aide at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA. The Lead Dietary Aide is responsible for critical kitchen operations for the hospital's Food & Nutrition department. This role includes occasional closing of the kitchen at night, working morning shifts, oversight of trayline accuracy, taking patient meal orders in the call center, completing daily temperature logs, printing and reviewing essential operational reports, supporting the management team, colleague oversight with supervisory functions such as cash handling, register reconciliation, audits, scheduling, and HACCP compliance, acting in a supervisory capacity in the absence of retail management, and ensuring patient satisfaction and compliance with food safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Occasionally handle closing the kitchen at night and work morning shifts.
- Oversee trayline accuracy.
- Take patient meal orders in the call center.
- Complete daily temperature logs.
- Print and review essential operational reports.
- Support the management team and provide colleague oversight, including supervisory functions such as cash handling, register reconciliation, audits, scheduling, and HACCP compliance.
- Act in a supervisory capacity in the absence of retail management.
- Ensure patient satisfaction and compliance with food safety standards.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency (preferred).
- 2 to 4 years of prior Dietary Aide/Food Service experience in a healthcare setting required.
- Management experience preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit packages including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance.
- Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others available from the first day of employment.
- Work/Life balance with flexible schedules.
- Free onsite parking.
Schedule
Full‑time Day Shift: 12:00 pm – 8:30 pm, with every other weekend commitment.