Dietary Aide

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Milton, GA

26d•$17 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Milton is seeking a per diem Dietary Aide. Under the direct guidance of the Director of Nutrition Services and direct supervision of the Supervisor, the Dietary Aide performs a variety of food service duties, including assembling, delivering, and retrieving meals; stocking hospital pantries; completing temperature logs; washing pots and dishes; and performing general cleaning and sanitation duties. The position rotates among assigned duties and requires work on some weekends and holidays. Job routines may include starter, passer, hot food café server, cashier, dish room, pots, and nutrition office assignments. The Dietary Aide provides customer service and attends to population-specific preferences, follows established hospital and departmental policies and applicable safety and regulatory requirements, and may perform similar duties on an emergency basis. The role also includes cleaning and sanitation in accordance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points procedures. Depending on the assignment, duties may involve patient meal-line preparation and service, checking and stocking kitchenettes, delivering patient nourishments, operating and recording temperatures for dishwashing equipment, washing and sanitizing cookware and utensils, operating a cash register, and assisting with patient menu and diet-related requests. The Dietary Aide may communicate diet status and nutrition orders among patients, nursing stations, the Nutrition Services office, and kitchen staff.

Requirements

High school student status, a high school education, or equivalent to satisfy job requirements.
Must be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Previous dietary experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the job functions assigned by the diet aide schedule and rotate through various job duty assignments.
Provide high-quality customer service and attend to population-specific preferences.
Follow applicable safety and regulatory requirements and established department and hospital policies and procedures.
Perform cleaning and sanitation duties in accordance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points procedures.
Prepare the starter station, work on the patient meal line, expedite call-back trays, set up silverware and trays, and clean and restock starter areas.
Check kitchenettes for food supplies, record refrigerator temperatures, deliver and retrieve trays, stock kitchenettes, prepare and deliver patient nourishments, and clean nourishment carts.
Prepare and serve assigned food items for patient and café service, assemble sandwiches and cold-production items, and stock café refrigerators.
Set up and stock the cafeteria, prepare breakfast items, operate the cash register, maintain records of over-rings and voids, balance the cash drawer, and clean cafeteria tables and service areas.
Set up and operate dishwashing equipment, record dish machine temperatures, report low readings, strip trays, dispose of waste, check and store clean items, and clean and sanitize the dish room and related equipment.
Wash, rinse, and sanitize pots, pans, utensils, and equipment; maintain sanitizer sinks and record sanitizer level tests; and keep cooks and servers supplied with equipment.
Assist with patient tray-line service, including serving cold food and desserts and distributing hot pellets and beverages.
Answer telephone and computer requests in the Nutrition Coordinator Assistant assignment.
Communicate diet-status information and nutrition orders among relevant staff, update patient diet and nourishment records and menus, and prepare patient menu production tallies.
Assist patients with menu selection, inform patients of their diet orders, conduct patient visitation and menu collection or correction under the direction of the Diet Technician, and record food preferences and appetite information.
When acting in the absence of a tray-line supervisor, check employee coverage and hair restraints, verify tray accuracy, and supervise tray-line activity as necessary.
Perform similar or related duties as necessary on an emergency, temporary, or limited basis.