Dietary Aide

Dietary Aide

Join Cleveland Clinic's Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

When we do everything in service of our patients and caregivers, no detail gets ignored. As a Dietary Aide in this role, you will support the Patient Food Services area and ensure the patients have clean dishes to eat off of, so they can heal and return home. On our team, our goal is to create a healing environment and nutritious food just like our patients have come to expect. For you, that means joining a team that's focused on delivering world-class care. All the while, we'll provide you with opportunities to keep advancing your career.

A caregiver in this position works evenings from 3:00PM 8:30PM, including every other weekend.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform a variety of duties to ensure proper distribution of prepared foods to patients, cafeteria guests and catered events.
• Accurately set up and deliver patient trays and nourishments.
• Distribute correct portions of food and beverage items.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of specific therapeutic diets.
• Follow department standards and procedures.
• Utilize and rotate food products, appropriately store leftovers and label and date food items.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Six months of experience in food service

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Knowledge on equipment operations
• Basic cooking skills
• Ohio Food Safety certification

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, depth vision and the ability to adjust focus also required.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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