Dietary Aide HCC

PruittHealth•Forsyth, GA

16h

About The Position

The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation according to established procedures and as directed by 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 service for patients and residents, including preparing food and between-meal nourishments, setting up and serving the tray line, delivering meals, and offering menu substitutions. The role also maintains kitchen and dining areas, follows food-handling and infection-control procedures, operates and cleans kitchen equipment, and records temperatures and other required checks. The position involves communicating with patients, residents, clients, and families in a warm and professional manner; responding to concerns; attending required training and in-services; participating in surveys; and following resident-rights, compliance, and safety requirements. Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy is required. No prior experience is required; on-the-job training is provided. Previous food service, food preparation, or long-term-care dietary experience is preferred.

Requirements

Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
No prior experience required; on-the-job training is provided.
Follow facility food-handling, storage, service, infection-control, and safety procedures.
Attend mandatory in-services and required continuing education.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Follow diet orders, including NPO diet orders.
Assist the cook with preparing meals, desserts, snacks, salads, and other dishes.
Follow proper food-handling processes, procedures, and policies.
Deliver trays to patients and residents on halls.
Deliver and serve meals, food, and beverages in the dining area.
Prepare and serve between-meal nourishments, such as sandwiches, according to procedural guidelines.
Offer menu substitutions and record them according to procedural guidelines.
Follow procedures for serving partner meals.
Communicate warmly and professionally with patients, residents, clients, family members, and visitors; respond to expressed concerns and answer questions when appropriate.
Clean dining-area tables after each meal.
Clean the work area after meals and at the end of the shift, including sweeping and mopping.
Remove kitchen garbage and hose out garbage containers.
Comply with infection-control policies in the work area.
Scrape and wash dishes, pots, and pans.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures according to established procedures.
Check stock as needed and store it according to facility guidelines; store cleaning materials appropriately.
Set up the tray line and perform tray-line service.
Store leftovers and opened food properly.
Make coffee or tea as requested.
Clean kitchen equipment, including carts, tables, counters, ice machines, buckets, blenders, mixers, meat slicers, freezers, refrigerators, stoves, steamers, garbage disposals, dish machines, coffee and tea makers, and steam tables.
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 for equipment and sinks; check dishwashers with sanitizer strips; check chemical levels and replace chemicals when needed.
Participate in center or agency surveys, including licensure and JCAHO surveys, and complete subsequently required reports.
Attend continuing education programs and mandatory in-services.
Honor patients’ and residents’ rights, including fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights.
Comply with the corporate compliance program.
Report job-related tasks or functions involving occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids, as necessary.
Follow established safety regulations and procedures, including those for fire protection and prevention, smoking, infection control, and working with equipment.