Dietary Aide

Weston County Health Services•Newcastle, WY

13h•$0 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

As a Dietary Aide, you’ll help serve meals that support healing and well-being for our patients, residents, and staff. From preparing trays and assisting with meal service to keeping work areas clean and organized, you’ll play a key role in keeping the kitchen running smoothly. If you take pride in helping others, working as a team, and maintaining a safe, clean environment, this is a role where your work truly matters.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Exceptional knowledge of dietary terminology and processes or the ability to learn and retain.
Strong written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

Prepare meals, snacks, and beverages following specific guidelines
Serve meals, ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are always followed.
Take inventory of kitchen supplies and food items
Clarifies unclear or missing diet orders with nursing staff.
Assists with room delivery service as needed, including assembling patient trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to patients and residents.
Checks accuracy of meal tray against patient and resident menu selections.
Assists cooks and other staff with dishes as needed throughout shift.
Utilizes good communication skills to maintain positive relationships with patients, residents, providers, co-workers and other sections in the organization and with other facilities in the community.
Maintains a professional, organized and clean working environment by following organizational policies, guidelines, and safety standards.
Coordinates with medical staff and other departments to ensure efficiency as needed.
Attends and participates in staff meetings and other assigned meetings.
Adheres to accreditation and compliance standard guidelines.
Completes Work Assignments in a timely manner.
Assist visitors with directions whenever requested.
Always introduces self to patients, residents, families, and visitors when appropriate.
Reports on safety hazards as appropriate.
Replenishes supplies as needed.
Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and Isolation Precautions.
Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
Observes safety precautions.
Has the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Has the ability to read and understand equipment operation manual.
Cooperates with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives, maintain good employee relations, and interdepartmental objectives.
Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, training, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops; shows responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education and learning.
Assists in keeping kitchen and other dietary areas clean, organized and well stocked thought shift.
Keeps all temperature and supplement logs up to date as required.
Performs other duties, as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package
Supportive, collaborative team environment
Opportunities for growth and professional development (including scholarships and training)
Paid Personal Leave (PPL): begins accruing on your first day and can be used after 90 days of employment
Health insurance: coverage begins the first day of the month following hire
Dental insurance (Delta Dental): begins the first day of the month following hire
Vision insurance
Life insurance: $50,000 coverage begins the first day of the month following hire
100% employer-paid disability and accident coverage
Bereavement leave