Dietary Aide HCC

PruittHealth•Savannah, GA

About The Position

Assists with food preparation in accordance with established procedural guidelines and as directed by the Dietary Manager or supervisor. Follows facility procedures for storing, serving, and transporting food and supplies, and is responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and properly maintaining equipment. The role supports meal preparation and service for patients and residents, including following diet and NPO orders, preparing meals and between-meal nourishment, delivering trays, serving meals, offering menu substitutions, and following procedures for partner meals. It also includes maintaining clean work and dining areas, handling and storing food safely, monitoring and recording temperatures and chemical levels, operating kitchen equipment, and complying with infection-control and safety procedures. The Dietary Aide communicates with patients, residents, clients, and family members in a friendly and professional manner, responds to concerns, participates in required surveys and educational programs, honors patient and resident rights, and complies with the corporate compliance program. Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy is required. No previous experience is required; 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 previous experience is required; on-the-job training is provided.
Follow facility food-handling, food-storage, infection-control, and safety procedures.
Communicate with patients, residents, clients, and family members in a professional, friendly, and caring manner.

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 with 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 to patients and residents in the dining area.
Prepare and serve between-meal nourishment in accordance with procedural guidelines.
Offer menu substitutions and record them in accordance with procedural guidelines.
Follow procedures for serving partner meals.
Communicate warmly and professionally with patients, residents, clients, family members, and visitors; respond to expressed concerns and answer questions appropriately.
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 it according to facility guidelines.
Store cleaning materials appropriately and properly store leftovers and opened food.
Set up the tray line and perform tray-line service.
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 or 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 the dishwasher, pot-and-pan sink, and other equipment as applicable.
Check the dishwasher using sanitizer strips and check chemical levels, replacing 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 programs and mandatory in-services.
Honor patients’ and residents’ rights, including fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, civil rights, and the right to wage complaints.
Comply with the corporate compliance program.
Report job-related tasks involving occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids, as necessary.
Follow established safety regulations and procedures, including fire protection and prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, and safe equipment use.