Dietary Assistant PRN

Sullivan County Community Hospital • Sullivan, IN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves assisting with various aspects of food service within a public setting, including food preparation, customer service, sanitation, and therapeutic diet compliance. The role requires adherence to established procedures, safety regulations, and customer service standards to ensure pleasant and accommodating dining experiences.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• One year public food service training
• One year public food service & commercial food preparation experience
• Understands public customer relations and communicates with the public in a professional, courteous, and helpful manner
• Maintains current and on-going working knowledge of food preparation
• Demonstrates the ability to follow standardized recipes
• Possesses positive, effective communication skills
• Coordinates skills to accomplish more than one activity at a time
• CPR Certification

Nice To Haves

• ServSafe Certification

Responsibilities

• Prepare equipment for meal service, including steam tables, beverage areas, cash registers, salad bars, tables, seating, and tray set-up stations.
• Place dishes, silverware, hot and cold foods, baked goods, beverages, desserts, condiments, and salad bar items in a timely manner.
• Serve food cost-effectively with attention to predetermined portioning.
• Maintain cleanliness and attractiveness of all department areas.
• Perform dishwashing services accurately and without delay.
• Maintain dish machine and pot and pan areas in clean, sanitized conditions.
• Review menus and assemble food/supplies for daily preparation.
• Follow standardized recipes and maintain established policies and procedures in food preparation.
• Prepare specialty items for special functions as directed.
• Prepare food items for the cafeteria and for Meals on Wheels, ensuring attractive presentation and variety.
• Receive and stock storage areas.
• Assist in the care and maintenance of department facilities and equipment supplies.
• Follow established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental cleanliness, and infection control.
• Assist in closing the department to ensure safety and security.
• Correctly assemble meal trays according to diet requirements.
• Maintain awareness of therapeutic diets by studying the diet manual and attending in-service education.
• Read and modify menus correctly.
• Assemble trays on the assigned trayline position, including placement of beverages and loading food carts.
• Deliver meal carts to correct units and retrieve carts.
• Keep patient cardex current when taking messages and orders from nursing units.
• Prepare nourishment according to therapeutic needs.
• Prepare accurate counts for items needed for trayline services.
• Comply with all Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and sanitation regulations.
• Prevent injury by following all safety regulations.
• Practice infection control procedures per policy.
• Follow sanitation procedures of the department as governed by State, Federal, and HACCP regulations.
• Document required cleaning/temperature monitoring and report variances to the supervisor/director.
• Maintain temperature charts, cafeteria meal count, and money count daily.
• Prepare monies in par values daily and request change.
• Secure cash register when leaving the area.
• Maintain cafeteria furniture in good condition.
• Maintain starter station for tray line.
• Accept all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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