Dietary Aide

RAWLINS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER•Atwood, KS

41d•$15 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of routine duties related to the preparation and serving of food; cleans kitchen, equipment, and utensils. Learns and understands various types of patient diets and assists in appropriate preparation based upon physician’s orders.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school education or GED.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Well-developed written and verbal communication skills necessary
Ability to work independently and adapt to change (i.e. food substitutions and numbers served)
Ability to exercise creativity and be attentive to detail
Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to prioritize work
Adheres to policies, procedures, and always maintains confidentiality.
Attends annual in-services, completes annual education in a timely manner.
Represents RCHC in a positive, professional manner on the job, electronically, and in the community.
Complies with all hospital policies regarding ethical business practices; communicates the mission statement & core values of RCHC both on and off the job.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in large-scale food preparation and knowledge of special diets but will train otherwise qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates behaviors consistent with organizational mission & goals.
Comes to work as scheduled; arrives for work on time.
Demonstrate proper safety practices in carrying out job duties.
Appearance is appropriate to job duties, wears identification on duty.
Demonstrates appropriate job competencies.
Complies with organizational policies in course of duties.
Sets up and serves patient trays based upon established schedule and procedures.
Ability to adequately clean kitchen area and cooking utensils.
Operates dishwasher to ensure all dishes and utensils are clean.
Prepares coffee for food service.
Prepares, loads, transports, and cleans food carts.
Assists with care, cleaning and maintenance of department, equipment and supplies.
Ability to navigate computer programs as needed for the maintenance of records, communications within the facility, and obtaining need to know patient information for proper food service.
Maintains department records, reports, and files as required.
Demonstrates behaviors consistent with organizational mission & goals.
Demonstrate practices to keep all medical information confidential.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Participates in quality improvement projects as directed.
Maintain temperature records for fridge, freezer and food obtained from Good Sam.