Dietary Aide HCC

PruittHealth•Milton, FL

About The Position

The Dietary Aide assists with food preparation according to established procedural guidelines and direction 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 properly maintaining equipment. The Dietary Aide follows diet and NPO orders; assists with preparing meals, desserts, and snacks; prepares between-meal nourishments; sets up and serves tray lines; delivers meals to residents in patient rooms and dining areas; and offers and records menu substitutions. The position also handles dishwashing, cleaning, food storage, temperature and chemical checks, and other kitchen tasks while complying with food-handling, infection-control, and safety procedures. The role communicates warmly and professionally with patients, residents, clients, families, and visitors, responds to concerns, and supports residents’ rights. It also involves participating in surveys, required reporting, continuing education, and mandatory in-services. Functional literacy is required; no prior experience is required, and 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 is required; on-the-job training is provided.
Follow established food-handling, infection-control, and safety procedures.
Use kitchen and food-service equipment and serving utensils as required by the role.

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 in preparing meals, desserts, snacks, salads, and other dishes.
Use proper food-handling processes, procedures, and policies.
Deliver trays to patients and residents on halls.
Deliver and serve food and beverages in the dining area.
Prepare and serve between-meal nourishments in accordance with procedural guidelines.
Offer menu substitutions and record them according to procedural guidelines.
Follow procedures for serving partner meals.
Communicate with patients, residents, clients, family members, and visitors in a warm, friendly, and professional manner; respond to expressed concerns and answer questions when appropriate.
Clean dining tables after each meal 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.
Scrape and wash dishes, pots, and pans.
Record freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures according to established procedures.
Check stock as needed and store items appropriately under facility guidelines; store cleaning materials and leftovers or opened food properly.
Set up the tray line and perform tray-line service.
Make coffee and tea as requested.
Clean and maintain kitchen equipment, including carts, tables, counters, ice machines, buckets, blenders, mixers, meat slicers, freezers, refrigerators, stoves, steamers, garbage disposals, dish machines, coffee and tea makers, and steam tables.
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, including dishwasher and pot-and-pan sink temperatures; check the dishwasher with sanitizer strips; check chemical levels and replace chemicals when 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-services.
Honor patients’ and residents’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to make complaints.
Comply with the corporate compliance program.
Report job-related tasks involving occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids, as necessary.
Follow safety regulations and procedures, including fire protection and prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, and safe equipment use.