Dietary Assistant

Trinity Health•Melrose Park, IL

1d•$16 - $20

About The Position

The Dietary Assistant joins the Food Service team at Loyola Hospital and performs food service duties to support patient and customer satisfaction and the operational flow of the Food and Nutrition Services Department. The role serves and portions food and liquids, arranges food attractively, and provides customer service to visitors, patients, and staff. It also prepares and restocks workstations for upcoming meal periods and fulfills requests for late trays from the diet office. The Dietary Assistant cleans and sanitizes service ware, equipment, and workstations according to departmental food-handling and sanitation guidelines, including monitoring dish machine temperature and using appropriate cleaning products and chemicals. The role communicates with coworkers and the coordinator or designee about customer needs and operational problems, participates in peer training of new employees, and attends job-related training and in-service education. Other duties may be assigned to facilitate department operations.

Requirements

No prior experience required.
Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Serve food items to customers and arrange food neatly and appropriately on plates.
Portion foods and liquids using specified scoop or ladle sizes to maintain consistent standards and control costs.
Clean and sanitize service ware, equipment, and workstations using appropriate products, procedures, and chemicals.
Monitor dish machine temperature to ensure proper sanitation temperature.
Prepare and restock the workstation for the next meal period, including standard items, condiments, and service ware.
Communicate with coworkers and the coordinator or designee to support patient and customer satisfaction and trayline flow.
Respond to requests for additional items and fulfill requests for late trays from the diet office.
Report problems with food items or equipment to the coordinator for corrective action.
Provide customer service to visitors, patients, and staff by serving consistent food products.
Follow departmental safe food-handling and sanitation guidelines and regulatory standards.
Participate in peer training of new employees and in job-related training and in-service education.
Perform other duties as assigned to support the operational flow of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.