Dietary Aide, On-Call (Sacramento)

Northern California Behavioral Health System • Sacramento, CA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Dietary Aide participates in providing quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff, and guests. The role involves preparing and assembling food and snacks, delivering meals to patient areas, and maintaining food safety, sanitation, and accurate kitchen documentation. The Dietary Aide serves behavioral health patients and staff with a friendly, helpful demeanor and upholds the organization’s ethics and customer service standards.

Requirements

• Maintain an excellent attendance record.
• Be comfortable working in a psychiatric hospital environment.
• Obtain a Food Safety Handler Card within the first week of employment.
• Be available for on-call shifts and able to work day, weekend, or evening shifts upon 48-hour notice.
• Be flexible in job assignments and work hours to meet patient care and organizational operating needs.
• Work well in a team environment and independently.
• Have a high school degree or equivalent.
• Be able to concentrate amid distractions such as noise, conversations, and foot traffic.
• Have experience meeting deadlines and completing food preparation by specified serving times.
• Be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers, and dishwashers.
• Have knowledge of hygiene factors involved in food preparation.
• Maintain patient and internal company confidentiality.
• Interact sensitively with people from varied social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Maintain self-control during volatile or hostile customer service interactions.
• Have organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
• Have good judgment.
• Meet the role’s physical requirements, including lifting up to 50 pounds, standing or sitting for at least one-hour periods, and performing tasks involving reaching, bending, walking, pushing, pulling, grasping, and repetitive wrist, hand, and finger motions.

Nice To Haves

• Food service experience in a treatment center or healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and prepare food and snacks as directed.
• Organize and deliver prepared food to patient areas.
• Process, store, and prepare food properly and on a tight timeline.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation related to food preparation, dish room activities, and personal hygiene.
• Document food labeling, dating, and kitchen procedures consistently.
• Serve behavioral health patients and staff with a friendly and helpful demeanor.
• Participate in activities that enhance professional growth and development.
• Perform related duties as requested.
• Uphold the organization’s ethics and customer service standards.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Healthcare spending account
• Life insurance, with supplemental life, term, and universal plans also available
• Short- and long-term disability
• PTO plan with holiday premium pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED