Food & Nutrition Dietary Aide

Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority•Altus, OK

19h

About The Position

The Dietary Aide supports food service operations in a long-term care setting. The role involves washing and putting away dishes and pans, maintaining dining and kitchen areas, preparing dining tables, filling resident beverages, and helping with meal service as needed. Duties are scheduled around daily deadlines and completed throughout the shift. The position requires following food safety, infection control, and safety policies; maintaining a clean and professional appearance; attending required education and department meetings; and communicating absences appropriately. The Dietary Aide works with other departments to maintain positive working relationships and follows administrative and departmental directives. The work takes place in clean, neat, well-lit areas and involves sustained physical activity, including standing, walking, lifting, carrying, bending, reaching, and other movements. The role also involves exposure to heat around dishwashing equipment and temperature changes near refrigerators, freezers, and outdoors.

Requirements

Ability to perform the functions and duties of the position.
Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
Vision and hearing are essential.
Must pass the Dietary Ability Test with a score of 80% or greater, as given by the Human Resources Department.
Must obtain a current or temporary Food Handler’s Permit offered by the Jackson County Health Department.
Ability to maintain steady attendance and punctuality is preferred.
Must be able to lift, carry, stand, bend, squat, crawl, reach, kneel, pull, and twist using good body mechanics for sustained periods.
Must demonstrate good health and energy and be able to think and act independently in routine emergency situations.
Must be able to tolerate heat near the dishwasher and temperature changes when moving in and out of refrigerator, deep-freezer areas, or outdoors.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Prior foodservice and/or nutrition-related field experience preferred.
Steady attendance and punctuality demonstrated through prior work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Fill sinks and the dishwasher.
Clear resident tables.
Check and document the dishwasher temperature log.
Wash dishes and pans and put them away.
Take out the trash.
Spot-sweep dining rooms.
Fill resident beverages by 11:50 a.m.
Fill the Coke machine.
Collect dishes from the kitchen, wash them, put them away, and document the temperature as applicable.
Help with serving when needed.
Bus tables after residents leave.
Clean countertops in the dish room.
Take out trash in the dish room and food preparation room.
Set tables for dinner.
Keep the dining room carpet clean.
Sweep and mop kitchen areas, the bathroom, storage areas, and the tiled area by the dining-room refrigerator.
Meet dress-code standards and maintain a neat, clean appearance.
Complete annual education requirements and attend department meetings and in-services, with 75% attendance.
Provide timely and proper notification of intended absences when sick and taking benefit pay; maintain attendance and punctuality and follow departmental lunch and break periods.
Follow departmental infection-control and safety policies, including food safety rules.
Maintain appropriate interdepartmental relationships and contribute to a positive work environment.
Organize and coordinate the daily workload.
Follow administrative and departmental directives and channel suggestions and questions through the proper chain of command.