Nutrition Aide

About the role

Providence Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing in Tyler, TX has an opportunity for a Nutrition Services - Dietary Aide to join our team! A rewarding career is waiting for you at a great facility that specializes in long-term and rehabilitative care! As the Nutrition Services - Dietary Aide at Providence Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing in Tyler, TX, you will assist the food service team in creating a positive and healthy dining experience for residents. The Nutrition Services Dietary Aide ensures that meals, snacks and hospitality items are prepared, and the dining room is set up within the correct serving times; and in addition, will work along with other department staff to ensure the desired service and clean-up of meals, snacks and hospitality areas. Come be a part of our mission to provide superior clinical care, rehabilitation, wellness, and supportive services that meet the wants, needs, and expectations of our patients and residents.

Responsibilities

• Safe Food Handling:
  • Understands and follows guidelines for food handling and storage, including all raw and prepared foods.
  • Tests and records temperatures of hot and cold foods; records temperature of cold food storage areas.
  • Corrects or addresses negative results to the attention of the Nutrition Services Manager.
  • Properly discards expired or contaminated food times.
  • Properly performs and enforces hand washing, wearing of gloves, and use of hair restraints.
  • Complies with established infection control and universal precaution policies and procedures & uses required protective wear when performing daily tasks.
• Food Preparation:
  • Follows and enforces methods to control cross-contamination.
  • Prepares food using standardized recipes and in the required amount specified by