Dietary Aide

NHC Careers•Murfreesboro, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Aide works on the Food Nutrition Service Team in a healthcare setting, helping produce and serve patient meals. Duties include minimal food preparation, food delivery, kitchen cleaning, and other assigned tasks. The role supports restaurant-style dining for residents and their families and provides opportunities to interact with them.

Requirements

Share NHC's values of honesty and integrity.
Have a heart for geriatric patients.

Responsibilities

Assist with receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and ensure product quality.
Date, label, and store items properly.
Use proper food-handling techniques.
Scrape, stack, wash, and sanitize dishes, flatware, utensils, pots, and pans; remove broken or chipped dishes and glassware from use.
Wrap flatware as needed.
Transport and store dishes, flatware, utensils, pots, and pans properly.
Maintain sufficient quantities of clean, sanitized dishes, flatware, utensils, pots, and pans to meet meal preparation and service schedules.
Clean and sanitize the dish machine and dish room.
Empty and clean and sanitize trash cans.
Keep the work area clean and uncluttered, and complete assigned cleaning duties.
Assist with minimal food preparation and food delivery.