Nutritional Assistant Dietary - Weekend

Essential Functions

• Supports the mission, vision, and core values of the organization.
• Fulfills daily diet sheets and prepares tray cards for proper diet identification before each meal.
• Maintains kitchen sanitation and safety standards.
• Ensures compliance with state, local, and regulatory agencies related to food service.
• Assembles prepared food on trays for general and therapeutic diets.
• Ensures proper sanitation and storage of kitchen equipment, food, and supplies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age-specific dietary needs and applies this knowledge to feeding and meeting each patient's needs.
• Tends and loads dish machines for patients and employees as needed.
• Washes pots and pans in two-compartment sink when needed.
• Completes assembly of patient trays served by Nursing Aides.
• Delivers clean dishes and utensils to proper kitchen storage areas.
• Mops floors and cleans storage areas as needed.
• Prepares items such as salads, desserts, and nourishment.
• Operates cash register as needed.
• Answers telephone, takes messages, and relays information as needed.
• Performs other duties as directed by the Dietary Director.

Working Conditions

• Subject to frequent interruptions.
• Involves patients/residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Communicates with the medical staff, department personnel, and other department staff.
• Subject to work beyond normal working hours and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Subject to callback during emergencies.
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs.
• Subject to warm kitchen temperatures and high humidity.
• Uses material and equipment such as sharp knives, meat slicer, steamer, oven, stove, dishwasher, blenders, and other food preparation equipment. Computers.

Qualifications

• Must have oral and written English communication skills as well as basic math and computer skills.
• Must have good organization skills to meet timelines.

Shift Schedule

Weekend Shift - 12 hour