Dietary Assistant

Dietary Assistant PRN

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a Dietary Assistant PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Rapides Regional Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a Dietary Assistant PRN where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

The Dietary Assistant will perform a variety of food service tasks involved in food preparation, serving, and storage including food portioning, service, delivery, and sanitation. Promotes a supportive, teamwork-oriented environment.

What you will do in this role:

• Promotes meal assistance to patients on a daily basis
• Tallies food items in a timely manner to hand over to production
• Places items, such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays
• Accurately (according to diet) serves food items, such as sandwiches, salads, soups and beverages
• Apportions and places food servings on plate and trays according to EFY standards
• Examines filled tray for completeness and places it on cart
• Delivers food trays to health care patients observing all hospital regulations on patient identification, isolation, NPO, and hand hygiene
• Serves trays to patients following scripting and Cares Behaviors
• Washes dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and ovens
• Collects and places garbage and trash in designated containers
• Maintains positive working relationships with nursing and unit clerks
• Stocks food pantries according to FIFI and par procedures
• Prepares and delivers snacks, nourishments, and tube feedings to patients
• Verbally communicates patient concerns with clinical dietitian education need, inadequate meal consumption, and other patient concerns
• Able to modify job duties and communicate with customers in an age appropriate manner
• Willfully performs any other tasks assigned
• Wear appropriate PPE (Hair Net, Gloves, etc.) as required in designated areas.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Food Service and Customer Service experience preferred

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. At Rapides Regional we believe that well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the hospital. This culture impacts the well-being of patients and their families. It also impacts your colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. Learn what our commitment to patient satisfaction, service excellence and professional expertise can do for your career.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Dietary Assistant PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status