Dietary Aide Part Time/ PRN

The Highlands at Owasso•Owasso, OK

43d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing food trays for general and therapeutic diets, preparing and delivering items as requested by resident care units or residents, and maintaining the tray line in a clean, neat, and organized manner. This role also involves preparing special diet foods, delivering food carts to patient care units, and overseeing dishwashers. The Dietary Aide will also be responsible for washing specified items by hand, disposing of trash and garbage appropriately, putting away clean dishes and utensils, mopping floors, cleaning walk-in refrigerators and storage areas, and maintaining dry storage areas. Additionally, this position assists in preparing salads, desserts, and other nourishments, performs special cleaning duties, maintains good working relationships, treats residents and guests with respect, observes infection prevention and control practices, participates in departmental performance improvement activities, and performs all aspects of resident care in an environment that optimizes resident safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to understand and follow recipes.
Basic knowledge of quantity food production.
Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

Prepare food trays for general and therapeutic diets.
Prepare and deliver items as requested by resident care units or residents.
Maintain tray line in a clean, neat, and organized manner.
Prepare special diet foods as necessary.
Deliver food carts to patient care units.
Return carts to kitchen at designated times.
Load and oversee dishwashers and log and record wash/rinse temperatures.
Wash specified items by hand (e.g., pots, pans, knives).
Dispose of trash and garbage in appropriate manner.
Put clean dishes and utensils away.
Mop floors as scheduled and as necessary.
Clean walk-in refrigerators and storage areas.
Maintain dry storage areas by logging temperatures daily and handling the unpacking, dating, and rotating of food and non-food supplies.
Assist in preparing salads, desserts, and other nourishments.
Perform special cleaning duties as assigned by the Dietary Supervisor.
Maintain good working relationship within the department and with other departments.
Treat residents and guest with respect and dignity.
Observe infection prevention and control practices.
Participate in departmental performance improvement activities.
Perform all aspects of resident care in an environment that optimizes resident safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.