Dietary Aide: Full-Time

Breakfast/Morning Dietary Aide

The Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing, seasoning, and cooking a variety of foods following prescribed recipes, diets, and procedures to be served to patients, employees, and guests. The Dietary Aide also maintains sanitary food service conditions, records accurate temperature logs, and assists with daily cleaning duties to support a safe and healthy environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Cooks and prepares food for patients, employees, and guests following established menus and recipes.
2. Assembles prepared food and delivers and returns trays to the kitchen area.
3. Assists with keeping inventory and helps unload weekly food truck deliveries.
4. Cleans and maintains sanitary conditions in the kitchen, cafeteria, and storage areas at all times.
5. Ensures patients receive meals consistent with their diets and any allergy or dietary restrictions.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Adheres to and promotes the established policies and procedures of HCHCA.
2. Keeps freezers, refrigerators, and pantry clean and sanitary.
3. Stores food and supplies in appropriate areas.
4. Attends 75% of all departmental meetings.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

1. Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required. This is normally acquired through a high school diploma or equivalent.
2. Excellent communication skills - oral, written, and listening.
3. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
4. Must be able to work alongside other staff members and alone.
5. Operation of basic kitchen equipment.
6. Previous kitchen experience preferred

Working Conditions:

1. Standing for sustained periods of time.
2. Frequent walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, grasping, climbing.
3. Exposure to hot and humid environments and machine noise, chemicals, and powders.
4. In and out of cold and freezing temperatures.
5. Subject to cuts, burns, and wet floors.
6. Classification Category II: Tasks may involve exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues from cleaning used dishes and utensils from patients.