Dietary Aide

Ridgeview Institute Smyrna•Smyrna, GA

27d•$14 - $15•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation and meal service, including preparing the salad and dessert bars, maintaining beverage supplies, and helping prepare and deliver patient meals and room supplies. The role also includes keeping the cafeteria, dining room, food preparation areas, and dish room clean and orderly; operating the dish machine; assisting the cook as needed; and stocking kitchen necessities on each floor. The Dietary Aide follows sanitation, safety, and portion-control guidelines and obtains meal tray counts by unit for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Essential job functions are not limited to the duties listed.

Requirements

Prior experience in food service.
Basic knowledge of food service sanitation.

Responsibilities

Comply with established sanitation and safety guidelines.
Obtain the tray count by unit for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Assist the cook in preparing meal trays.
Set up the salad bar and prepare vegetables, salads, and other salad bar items neatly and orderly.
Set up the dessert bar and ensure the salad bar is attractive and tasteful.
Wash dishes, operate the dish machine, and keep the dish room clean and orderly.
Follow portion-control guidelines when preparing food.
Maintain the cleanliness of the dining room and food preparation area.
Maintain an adequate supply of beverages.
Assist with preparing and delivering patient meals and room supplies.
Assist the cook as required and stock kitchen necessities on each floor as required.