Dietary Aide HCC

PruittHealth • Durham, NC

5d

About The Position

The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation according to established procedures and directions from 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 maintaining equipment.

The Dietary Aide supports meal preparation and service for patients and residents, including following diet orders, preparing snacks and between-meal nourishment, delivering trays, and offering and recording menu substitutions. The role also maintains clean and safe kitchen and dining areas, monitors food-storage and dishwashing conditions, operates food-service equipment, and communicates with patients, residents, families, and visitors in a helpful and professional manner.

The position requires sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy. 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 food-handling, storage, sanitation, infection-control, and safety procedures.
• Communicate professionally and helpfully with patients, residents, clients, families, and visitors.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Follow diet orders and NPO diet orders.
• Assist the cook with preparing meals, desserts, snacks, salads, and other dishes.
• Use proper food-handling processes, procedures, and policies.
• Deliver trays to patients and residents on the halls.
• Deliver and serve meals, food, and beverages to patients and residents in the dining area.
• Prepare and serve between-meal nourishment, 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 concerns and answer questions when appropriate.
• Clean dining tables after each meal and clean the work area after meals and at the end of the shift, including sweeping and mopping.
• Remove garbage from kitchen areas and hose out garbage containers.
• Comply with infection-control policies and established safety procedures and regulations, including fire protection and prevention and smoking regulations.
• 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 appropriately according to facility guidelines; properly store leftovers, opened food, and cleaning materials.
• Set up the tray line and perform tray-line service.
• Make coffee or tea as requested.
• Clean kitchen equipment, including carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine, coffee or tea maker, and steam table.
• 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 and check dishwashers with sanitizer strips; check chemical levels and replace chemicals when needed.
• Participate in center or agency surveys, including licensure or JCAHO surveys, and complete subsequently required reports.
• Attend and participate in 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, including the right to wage complaints.
• Comply with the corporate compliance program.
• Report job-related tasks that involve occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids, and report other hazards as necessary.
• Follow established safety procedures when performing tasks or working with equipment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed