Dietary Aide HCC

PruittHealth•Monroe, NC

11h

About The Position

Assists with food preparation in accordance with established procedures and directions from the Dietary Manager or supervisor. Follows facility procedures for storing, serving, and transporting food and supplies, and is responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining equipment. Provides food service to patients and residents while communicating in a warm, friendly, professional, and helpful manner with them and their families.

Requirements

Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
No prior experience required; on-the-job training is provided.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Follow diet and NPO orders.
Assist the cook with preparing meals, desserts, snacks, salads, and other dishes.
Use proper food-handling processes and procedures.
Deliver trays to patients and residents on the halls.
Deliver and serve food and beverages in the dining area.
Prepare and serve between-meal nourishment in accordance with procedures.
Offer and record menu substitutions according to procedures.
Follow procedures for serving partner meals.
Greet and communicate professionally with patients, residents, clients, family members, and visitors; respond helpfully to expressed concerns and answer questions when appropriate.
Clean dining tables after meals and clean the work area at the end of shifts and after meals, including sweeping and mopping.
Remove kitchen garbage and hose out garbage containers.
Comply with infection-control policies and established safety procedures, including fire protection and prevention and smoking regulations.
Scrape and wash dishes, pots, and pans.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures, check and record water temperatures, and check dishwashers with sanitizer strips.
Check stock and store food, leftovers, opened food, and cleaning materials appropriately under facility guidelines.
Set up the tray line and perform tray-line service.
Make coffee and tea as requested.
Clean and maintain kitchen equipment and 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 chemical levels and replace chemicals as 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 involving occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids.