Dietary Aide - Per Diem

Per Diem Dietary Aide

Responsibilities Forest View Hospital, located just seven miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a private 108 bed psychiatric facility that serves children, adolescents and adults. We are licensed by the State of Michigan, fully accredited by The Joint Commission and we bring more than 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health problems. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a Per Diem Dietary Aide. A Dietary Aide, under direct supervision, is responsible for salad and cold food preparation for all hospital meals served, serving patients and staff meals. Other responsibilities include maintaining clean and sanitary work areas in the kitchen, serving area and dining room. This position will be two days a week for eight hour shifts each day.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Serve food on patient tray line and in cafeteria to meet the dietary needs of patients and staff.
• Maintains sanitation standards and follows Department of Public Health regulations to ensure food quality.
• Prepares diets and food requisitions, obtains accurate patient, staff, and guest meal counts.
• Follows dietary and hospital safety procedures to prevent accidents and injuries.
• Treats patients and staff courteously to better serve their dietary needs.
• Meets hospital attendance policy.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Must possess good physical and mental health to perform job-related duties.
• On the job training will be provided although some food preparation experience would be helpful.
• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions in order to operate food service equipment and follow direction.
• Must be able to complete assigned tasks in order to provide an efficient, safe, sanitary, attractive and orderly facility.

Qualifications:

• Must have a HS Diploma or GED.
• Previous work experience in food service and/or a Hospital/Behavioral Health setting preferred.
• Must be able to pass an extensive background check and fingerprint clearance for the state of MI.

EEO Statement Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.