Dietary Aide HCC

PruittHealth•Moncks Corner, SC

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 follows diet and NPO orders; helps prepare meals, desserts, snacks, and between-meal nourishment; sets up and serves the tray line; delivers food to patients and residents; and offers and records menu substitutions. The role also supports meal service in dining areas and communicates with patients, residents, clients, families, and visitors in a warm, helpful, and professional manner. Additional duties include cleaning dining and kitchen areas and equipment, washing dishes and cookware, monitoring and recording food-storage and water temperatures, checking sanitizer and chemical levels, and storing food and cleaning materials appropriately. The Dietary Aide complies with infection-control, safety, resident-rights, and corporate-compliance policies; reports occupational hazards; participates in surveys and required reports; and attends educational programs and mandatory in-services.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Follow diet orders and 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 the halls.
Deliver and serve meals, food, and beverages in the dining area.
Prepare and serve between-meal nourishment in accordance with procedural guidelines.
Offer menu substitutions and record them according to procedural guidelines.
Follow procedures for serving partner meals.
Communicate professionally and warmly 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 dishes and wash dishes, pots, and pans.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures according to established procedures.
Check stock as needed and store items 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 machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine, coffee and 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 for equipment and sinks.
Check the dishwasher with sanitizer strips; 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 and participate in continuing education and mandatory in-service programs.
Honor patients’ and residents’ rights, including fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to make wage complaints.
Comply with the corporate compliance program.
Report job-related tasks involving occupational hazards, including potential exposure to blood and body fluids.
Follow established safety regulations and procedures, including fire protection and prevention, smoking regulations, and infection control.