Nutrition Services Dietary Aide PRN

Pine Grove Nursing Center•Center, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Pine Grove Nursing Center in Center, Texas, is hiring a Nutrition Services Dietary Aide to assist the food service team in creating a positive and healthy dining experience for residents. The role ensures meals, snacks, and hospitality items are prepared and the dining room is set up within the correct serving times. The aide works with other department staff to provide service and clean up meals, snacks, and hospitality areas. The position includes safe food handling and storage, food preparation according to standardized recipes and special diet requirements, meal service with correct portions and presentation, and cleaning and sanitizing kitchen areas and equipment. The aide also helps maintain food storage areas, supports timely production and service, and completes assigned kitchen closing duties.

Requirements

Food handlers’ card required.
Fundamental understanding of sanitation, cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
Ability to communicate tactfully with co-workers, 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 hot and cold food temperatures and cold storage temperatures; bring negative results to the Nutrition Services Manager's attention.
Discard expired or contaminated food properly.
Follow handwashing, glove, hair restraint, infection control, universal precaution, and protective-wear requirements.
Follow methods to control cross-contamination.
Prepare food using standardized recipes, specified production amounts, and special diet requirements.
Use spreadsheets, prep-at-a-glance materials, and production guides to support timely meal production and portion control.
Pull, thaw, and prepare food in advance of production needs.
Ensure food is served within meal hours and preserve its quality, temperature, and appearance.
Serve meals according to facility methods, portion-control requirements, and plating and presentation guidelines.
Clean the kitchen and equipment daily and on schedule according to sanitation procedures; clean and sanitize work areas after tasks.
Set up and clean serving lines and dining rooms, including rolling flatware, setting tables, and maintaining condiments and centerpieces.
Store, chill, and reheat leftovers properly.
Clean and arrange food storage areas.
Assist department staff with timely production, service, and clean-up.
Complete assigned PM kitchen closing duties as directed by the Nutrition Services Manager or cook in charge.
Perform other duties as assigned.