Diet Aide I

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • New York, NY

33d • $16 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Now hiring a Diet Aide I
Summary: Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a Diet Aide I. The Diet Aide I oversees the patient tray delivery system and feeding which includes meals, floor stock, nourishment, and the monitoring of physician's diet order with food items prepared. Participates in general food preparation and cooking for hospital patients, personnel and visitors.

Requirements

• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and strong customer service.
• To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all onboarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supports the organizations visions, values and strategies.
• Acts as a team member in department activities to include participating in educational meetings and in-services. May also serve as the departments quality assurance in supporting those policies ad procedures to include but not limited to food monitoring, temperature taking, plate presentation, and diet compliance.
• Participates as an active team member of the Food Service team to provide exceptional customer service to patients.
• Participates in assembly and delivery of patient/customer meals in accordance with established criteria and procedures. During delivery will demonstrate CARES behaviors and steps from the Customer Loyalty Bundle (Aidet, Heat) to all those encountered.
• Adhere to policies and procedures established by various hospitals, departmental, environmental, State and JCAHO regulations.
• Act as information liaison between food service, patient and dietitians.
• Maintains and supports sanitation and quality standards as required by dept policy and regulatory agencies. This includes maintaining dept records, reports, and files as required such as temperature logs, sanitation logs, refrigeration logs, production records, late tray reports, etc. Tasks could also include use of a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment including grinders, slicers, mixers, and blenders.
• Operates dishwasher to ensure all dishes and utensils are clean.

Benefits

• All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.
• Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees