Nutrition Services Dietary Aide FT and PRN

Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility•Carthage, TX

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility in Carthage, Texas, is seeking a Nutrition Services Dietary Aide to assist the food service team in creating a positive and healthy dining experience for residents. The aide ensures meals, snacks, and hospitality items are prepared and dining areas are set up within the correct serving times, and helps provide service and clean-up for meals and hospitality areas. The role is offered as full-time and PRN.

Requirements

Food handler’s card required.
Fundamental understanding of sanitation, cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
Ability to communicate tactfully with coworkers, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
Regular, predictable, and dependable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow food-handling and storage guidelines for raw and prepared foods.
Test and record temperatures of hot and cold foods and cold food storage areas, and bring negative results to the Nutrition Services Manager’s attention.
Discard expired or contaminated food appropriately.
Follow handwashing, glove, hair-restraint, infection-control, and universal-precaution policies, using required protective wear.
Follow methods to control cross-contamination.
Prepare food using standardized recipes, production worksheets, and special-diet requirements; use production tools to support timely meal preparation and portion control.
Pull, thaw, and prepare foods in advance of production needs.
Ensure food is served during meal hours and that its quality, temperature, and appearance are maintained.
Serve meals according to facility methods, portion-control requirements, and plating and presentation guidelines.
Clean the kitchen and equipment on daily and scheduled cycles according to sanitation procedures; clean and sanitize work areas after each task.
Set up and clean serving lines and dining rooms, including rolling flatware, setting tables, and maintaining condiments and centerpieces.
Store, chill, and reheat leftovers appropriately.
Clean and arrange food storage areas.
Assist department staff with timely production, service, and clean-up.
Complete assigned kitchen closing duties on the PM shift.
Perform other duties as assigned.