Dietary Aide

Goodland Regional Medical Center•Goodland, KS

1d•$16 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of routine duties related to the preparation and serving of food; cleans kitchen, equipment, and utensils. Learns and understands various types of patient diets and assists in appropriate preparation based upon physician’s orders.

Requirements

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Well-developed written and verbal communication skills necessary
Ability to work independently and adapt to change (i.e. food substitutions and numbers served)
Ability to exercise creativity and be attentive to detail
Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to prioritize work
High school diploma or GED preferred; candidates currently working toward completion will also be considered.
Prefer prior experience in large-scale food preparation and knowledge of special diets but will train otherwise qualified candidates.
ServSafe Certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates behaviors consistent with organizational mission & goals.
Comes to work as scheduled; arrives for work on time.
Demonstrates proper safety practices in carrying out job duties.
Appearance is appropriate to job duties; wears identification on duty.
Demonstrates appropriate job competencies.
Complies with organizational policies in course of duties.
Sets up and serves patient trays based upon established schedule and procedures.
Ability to adequately clean kitchen area and cooking utensils.
Ability to carry food and dishes between kitchen and serving line.
Operates dishwasher to ensure all dishes and utensils are clean.
Washes and cuts vegetables and fruits according to procedures.
Responsible for preparation of salad bar items.
Responsible for using creativity to assemble salad bar items and minimize waste, however maintaining proper rotation and disposal of items in accordance with food safety policies.
Shows ability to read and follow recipes, basic mathematics knowledge, such as addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. And ability to follow directions.
Responsible for break-down and cleaning of salad bar area.
Operates cash register in dining room during cafeteria service hours.
Prepares coffee and urns for food service.
Prepares, loads, transports, and cleans food carts.
Assists with tray assembly or food service line as assigned.
Assists with care, cleaning and maintenance of department, equipment and supplies.
Ability to navigate computer programs as needed for the maintenance of records, communications within the facility, and obtaining need to know patient information for proper food service.
Maintains department records, reports, and files as required.
Demonstrates behaviors consistent with organizational mission & goals.
Demonstrates practices to keep all medical information confidential.
Participates in departmental meetings and in-service training sessions.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Operates within budgetary guidelines.
Participates in quality improvement projects as directed.