Nutrition Services Dietary Aide PRN

Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility in Carthage, TX is hiring a Nutrition Services - Dietary Aide PRN. This role involves assisting the food service team to create a positive dining experience for residents, ensuring meals, snacks and hospitality items are prepared and the dining room is set up within correct serving times, and working with other staff to ensure service and clean‑up. We offer competitive compensation, health, dental and vision insurance, company‑paid life insurance, holiday pay, paid time off, employee appreciation events and more. Job Duties and Responsibilities Safe Food Handling: Understands and follows guidelines for food handling and storage, including all raw and prepared foods. Tests and records temperatures of hot and cold foods, records temperature of cold food storage areas; corrects or addresses negative results to the Nutrition Services Manager. Properly discards expired or contaminated food. Properly performs and enforces hand washing, wearing of gloves, and use of hair restraints. Complies with established infection control and universal precaution policies and procedures and uses required protective wear when performing daily tasks. Food Preparation: Follows and enforces methods to control cross‑contamination. Prepares food using standardized recipes and the required amount specified by production worksheets and special diet requirements. Uses available tools to ensure timely and correct meal production and portion control; incorporates steps to properly pull, thaw and prep foods in advance. Ensures foods prepared are served within meal serving hours and that quality, temperature and appearance are preserved. General Food Service Duties: Serves meals with correct portion control and plating guidelines. Performs daily and scheduled cleaning of kitchen and equipment according to sanitation procedures. Ensures work area is cleaned and sanitized after each task. Ensures serving line and dining rooms are correctly set up and cleaned after use, including rolling flatware, setting tables, maintaining condiments and centerpieces, and other duties as assigned. Properly stores, chills and reheats leftovers for later use. Cleans and arranges food storage areas. Assists other department staff as needed to ensure timely production, service and clean‑up. Completes kitchen close duties (PM shift) as assigned by the Nutrition Services Manager or directed by the cook in charge. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Food handler's card required. Previous experience preferred. Fundamental understanding of sanitations, cleanliness, and personal hygiene. Excellent communication skills with co‑workers, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and the general public. Regular, predictable, and dependable attendance. We look forward to you joining our team! #J-18808-Ljbffr