Dietary Aide
About The Position
The Dietary & Food Service Aide performs a variety of food service activities in an inpatient hospital setting. This role is part of a customer-focused food services team and supports patients by ensuring meals and related products are handled according to their current diet orders. The position is based at Tufts Medical Center and works 40 hours per week on varied first and second shifts, including weekends and holidays. The role includes maintaining accurate diet-order information, assembling and delivering patient trays, preparing menu items, and performing kitchen cleanup and recycling tasks. It may also involve operating a cash register and communicating with Registered Dietitians to support nutrition consultations and patient care. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The stated pay range is $17.00–$19.09, based on full-time equivalent. Individual offers consider relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity. Tufts Medicine describes its Total Rewards package as supporting health, financial security, and career growth.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and communicate accurate, updated diet-order information through the system so patients receive meals, nourishments, and commercial enteral products in accordance with current diet orders.
- Deliver trays to patients and pick up trays from patients.
- Ensure accurate tray assembly on the patient tray line.
- Prepare normal menu items, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and special items.
- Remove trash from the assigned workstation and/or kitchen and take it to the specified area.
- Return empty bottles and cans to the recycling bin in the receiving/loading dock area.
- Remove crushed cardboard to designated areas.
- May operate a cash register or equivalent, accept cash, checks, or charges for goods or services, make change, and issue receipts or tickets.
- May communicate with Registered Dietitians for nutrition consultations and, when necessary, to improve patient care.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries and benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match
- Opportunities for growth
- Comprehensive Total Rewards package supporting health, financial security, and career growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
