On-call Dietary Aide (Sacramento)

Description Of Position

Participate in provision of quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff and guests.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assemble and prepare food and snacks as directed
• Organize and deliver prepared food to patient areas
• Properly process, store, and prepare food on a tight timeline
• Maintain high level of kitchen sanitation related to food preparation, dish room activities and employee's personal hygiene
• Consistent documentation of food labeling, dating and kitchen procedures
• Serve behavioral health patients and staff with a friendly and helpful demeanor at all times
• Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development
• Performs related duties, as requested
• Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards

Requirements

• Maintain an excellent attendance record
• Comfortable working in a psychiatric hospital environment
• Food Safety Handler Card required within the first week of employment
• Able to work day, weekend or evening shifts upon 48-hour notice
• Available for on-call shifts
• Willing to be flexible in job assignments to meet patient care needs
• Work well in a team environment
• Knowledge and Experience: High School degree or equivalent required; prefer food service experience in a treatment center, health care or treatment center setting; Must be able to concentrate on work amidst distractions such as noise, conversations and foot traffic; Experience in consistently meeting deadlines; and finish all food preparation at specified serving time; must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs; Must be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers and dishwashers; Knowledge of the hygiene factors involved in food preparation; Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time

Skills and Abilities

• Maintains confidentiality of patients at all times. This includes information pertaining to care and dietary requirements as well as confidential internal company information and activities
• Sensitivity to and willingness to interact with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds
• Maintain self-control in volatile or hostile customer services interactions
• Organizational skills with ability to prioritize tasks
• Able to read, write and communicate in English
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Good judgment

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, this position is frequently required to do the following:
• Communicate effectively in person or via telephone in a manner which can be understood by those with whom the person is speaking, including a diverse population
• Give and follow verbal and written instructions with attention to detail and accuracy
• Coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
• Reach forward, up, down, and to the side
• Sit or stand for minimum periods of one hour and come and go from the work area repeatedly throughout the day
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, and/or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips
• Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey detail or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly
• Hearing to perceive the nature of sounds with no less than 40db loss @ HZ, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction; ability to perceive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound
• Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands and fingers
• Lift up to fifty (50) pounds

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• 401(k)
• 3.5 Weeks Paid Time Off
• $25,000 Life insurance policy is provided at no charge to the employee