Dietary Aide HCC

PruittHealth•Warner Robins, GA

11d

About The Position

The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation according to established procedural guidelines and directions from the Dietary Manager or supervisor. The role follows facility procedures for storing, serving, and transporting food and supplies, and is responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and properly maintaining equipment. The Dietary Aide supports meal preparation and service for patients and residents, including preparing snacks and between-meal nourishment, setting up and serving the tray line, delivering meals, and offering and recording menu substitutions. The role also performs dishwashing, cleaning, stocking, temperature and chemical checks, and other kitchen duties while complying with food-handling, infection-control, safety, and facility policies. The Dietary Aide communicates with patients, residents, clients, and families in a warm, helpful, and professional manner. Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy is required. No prior experience is required; on-the-job training is provided. Previous food service or food preparation experience, particularly in long-term care dietary services, is preferred.

Requirements

Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
No prior experience is required; on-the-job training is provided.
Follow established food-handling, infection-control, and safety procedures.
Communicate professionally and helpfully with patients, residents, clients, families, and visitors.

Nice To Haves

Previous food service and/or food preparation experience preferred.
Long-term care dietary experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow diet orders and NPO diet orders.
Assist the cook in preparing meals, desserts, snacks, salads, and other dishes.
Follow proper food-handling processes, procedures, and policies.
Deliver meal trays to patients and residents on the halls.
Deliver and serve food and beverages in the dining area.
Prepare and serve between-meal nourishment, such as sandwiches, according to procedural guidelines.
Offer menu substitutions and record them according to procedural guidelines.
Follow procedures for serving partner meals.
Communicate professionally and warmly with patients, residents, clients, families, and visitors; respond to concerns and answer questions when appropriate.
Clean dining-area tables after meals and clean the work area, including sweeping and mopping, after meals and at the end of the shift.
Remove garbage from kitchen areas and hose out garbage containers.
Comply with infection-control policies in the work area.
Scrape dishes and wash dishes, pots, and pans.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures according to established procedures.
Check stock as needed and store items appropriately according to facility guidelines.
Store cleaning materials appropriately and properly store leftovers and opened food.
Set up and provide tray-line service.
Prepare coffee or tea as requested.
Clean kitchen equipment, including carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine, coffee or tea maker, and steam table.
Operate the coffee and tea maker, dish machine, garbage disposal, mixer, blender, meat slicer, and steamer.
Follow standardized recipes and use serving equipment such as ladles, spoons, and scoops.
Check and record water temperatures, including dishwasher and pot-and-pan sink temperatures.
Check the dishwasher with sanitizer strips and check and replace chemical levels as needed.
Participate in center or agency surveys, including licensure and JCAHO surveys, and complete subsequently required reports.
Attend and participate in continuing education programs and mandatory in-services.
Honor patients’ and residents’ rights, including fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, civil rights, and the right to wage complaints.
Comply with the corporate compliance program.
Report job-related tasks involving occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids, as necessary.
Follow established safety regulations and procedures, including those concerning fire protection and prevention, smoking, infection control, and equipment use.