Dietary Aide

The Dietary Aide is responsible to prepare and serve food to patients and/or residents at our facilities.

Responsibilities:

• Fills and sets up dish machine.
• Delivers and organizes floor stocks.
• Dishes out desserts, salads, and nourishments.
• Sets up tray line with necessary dishes, utensils, and supplies.
• Takes and records dishwasher and refrigerator temperatures, and reports deficiencies as needed.
• Picks up trays and tray carts from units, brings to dish room and dismantles.
• Sanitizes dishes and silverware utilizing dishwasher.
• Cleans and sanitizes all food servicing carts.
• Cleans entire dish room.
• Inventories level of dishes and silver, and replaces as necessary.
• Follows sanitary standards per state, federal, and JCAHO standards.
• Reports customer complaints to supervisor.
• Improves performance based on results obtained from QI activities.
• Adjusts to changing situations and work assignments.
• Conserves supplies and resources.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Experience:

Prior food services experience preferred.

Education:

A high school diploma or GED equivalent is preferred

Licenses / Certifications:

N/A

Other:

The individual performing this job may reasonably anticipate coming into contact with human blood and other potentially infectious materials.