Dietary Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Now Hiring: Dietary Aide (Dietary)

Bring comfort to the table. As a Dietary Aide (3-10hour shifts), you’ll help serve meals that support healing and well-being for our patients, residents, and staff. From preparing trays and assisting with meal service to keeping work areas clean and organized, you’ll play a key role in keeping the kitchen running smoothly. If you take pride in helping others, working as a team, and maintaining a safe, clean environment, this is a role where your work truly matters.

Ready to serve with purpose?

Compensation: $16.00/hour to start depending on experienceWhy You’ll Love Working Here

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Opportunities for growth and professional development (including scholarships and training)
• Paid Personal Leave (PPL): begins accruing on your first day and can be used after 90 days of employment
• Health insurance: coverage begins the first day of the month following hire
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental): begins the first day of the month following hire
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance: $50,000 coverage begins the first day of the month following hire
• 100% employer-paid disability and accident coverage
• Bereavement leave

What You’ll Do

• Prepare meals, snacks, and beverages following specific guidelines
• Serve meals, ensuring food safety and hygiene procedures are always followed.
• Take inventory of kitchen supplies and food items
• Clarifies unclear or missing diet orders with nursing staff.
• Assists with room delivery service as needed, including assembling patient trays, loading carts, and delivering meals to patients and residents.
• Checks accuracy of meal tray against patient and resident menu selections.
• Assists cooks and other staff with dishes as needed throughout shift.
• Utilizes good communication skills to maintain positive relationships with patients, residents, providers, co-workers and other sections in the organization and with other facilities in the community.
• Maintains a professional, organized and clean working environment by following organizational policies, guidelines, and safety standards.
• Coordinates with medical staff and other departments to ensure efficiency as needed.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and other assigned meetings.
• Adheres to accreditation and compliance standard guidelines.
• Completes Work Assignments in a timely manner.
• Assist visitors with directions whenever requested.
• Always introduces self to patients, residents, families, and visitors when appropriate.
• Reports on safety hazards as appropriate.
• Replenishes supplies as needed.
• Follows all infection control practices including hand washing techniques, Standard Precautions and Isolation Precautions.
• Maintains set quality standards when performing job duties.
• Observes safety precautions.
• Has the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Has the ability to read and understand equipment operation manual.
• Cooperates with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives, maintain good employee relations, and interdepartmental objectives.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, training, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops; shows responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education and learning.
• Assists in keeping kitchen and other dietary areas clean, organized and well stocked thought shift.
• Keeps all temperature and supplement logs up to date as required.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Exceptional knowledge of dietary terminology and processes or the ability to learn and retain.
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Physical Requirements and Conditions

• Prolonged periods of standing.
• This position requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.

“Weston County Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.”

"Employment is contingent upon the applicant's authorization to work in the United States and successful completion of the federal Form I-9 employment eligibility verification process. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout their employment. Weston County Health Services does not sponsor employment visas or provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position."