Dietary Aide

Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation -

Summary

$500 sign on bonus!

Prepares and delivers food trays to facility patients and staff by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Reads tray card to communicate what food is to be served on plates.
• Places items such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays.
• Prepares food items such as sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages.
• Place servings in blender to make foods soft or liquid diets.
• Apportions and places food servings on plates and trays according to diet list on tray card.
• Examines filled tray for completeness and accuracy and places on cart.
• Pushes carts to halls or units.
• Collects and stacks dirty dishes on cart nd returns cart to kitchen.
• Scraps returned trays to prepare dishes for washing.
• Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, food carts and ovens.
• Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers.
• Records amount and types of special food items served to patients.
• Stored leftover food items in refrigerator and freezer. Date and label all food items.
• Wear gloves at all times while handling any food.
• Informs supervisor when a food item or kitchen supply is running low.
• Wears hair net at all times.
• Follows cleaning schedule.
• Sweep and mops floors in kitchen.
• Replenish supply of food, beverage, and utensils daily on all nursing units.
• Other duties may be assigned.