Diet Aide- Per Diem
About The Position
The Healthcare Diet Aide communicates with patients, staff, and hospital guests to ensure patient meal trays and floor stock are accurate and delivered on time. The role includes assembling patient meal trays, delivering meal carts to patient units, assisting with bedside meal setup, collecting and cleaning soiled trays, taking inventory, stocking food and supplies, and providing customer service. Other duties include taking patient meal orders through an electronic ordering system, sanitizing dishware and other items, maintaining a clean and sanitized work area, participating in training, and completing tasks assigned by a supervisor or manager. The position works rotating Monday–Friday and weekend shifts, either 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Rotating holidays and weekends are required.
Requirements
- Flu vaccination is required as a condition of employment.
- Availability for rotating shifts Monday–Friday and weekends, 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
- Availability to work weekends and rotating holidays.
Responsibilities
- Participate in regular safety meetings, safety training, and hazard assessments.
- Comply with hospital-wide and department-specific policies and procedures.
- Assist with food preparation and assembly of patient meal trays.
- Stock refrigerators on patient units and supplies on the tray line.
- Prepare cafeteria desserts and stock them in the café’s federal cooler.
- Deliver patient meal trays promptly and courteously, assisting patients with tray setup as needed.
- Collect and clean soiled trays promptly; clean the dish room and dish machine at the end of each shift; and wrap silverware.
- Participate in required dietary in-service training.
- Provide excellent customer service to patients, families, visitors, and hospital employees.
- Work as part of a team to provide timely and courteous service.
- Maintain and clean the work area throughout the day and at the end of the shift.
- Complete assigned HACCP logs.
- Take patient meal orders using the electronic ordering system.
- Sanitize dishware and non-dishware items.
- Take inventory and stock food items as needed.
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