Diet Aide

Diet Aide

Full Time - 10:30 am - 7:00 pm

The Diet Aide is responsible for serving food, patient tray assembly, and preparation of basic food items and for routine cleaning and maintenance duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Sets up patient tray line with cold foods and condiments.
• Prepares coffee and tea for tray line and cafeteria.
• Works on tray line in the Starter or Runner positions.
• Prepares patient late trays.
• Prepares and labels all between meal nourishments accurately.
• Checks temperatures on serving lines.
• Lines trays and bags flatware.
• Assures that hot foods are served hot; cold foods served cold.
• Accepts Team Leader's authority on patient tray line.
• Prepares salad bar.
• Prepares and sets up food bars.
• Assists in preparation of other food items as assigned.
• Practices good sanitation when working with food.
• Sets-up cafeteria for breakfast service with cold food items.
• Stocks cafeteria with napkins, carry outs, cups, lids, dishes, flatware and condiments prior to each meal and as needed during meal serving hours.
• Serves on cafeteria line and keeps line clean and tidy.
• Cleans cafeteria tables, condiment rack and fills salt and pepper shakers
• Writes menu board neatly.
• Operates cash register and balances drawer.
• Maintains adequate levels on salad and food bar items during meals.
• Insures cleanliness and tidiness of bars.
• Delivers patient late trays promptly.
• Delivers floor stock to nursing pantries daily; completes floor stock check sheet and insures adequate stock levels.
• Delivers patient meal carts to nursing units, returns carts to kitchen after meals.
• Delivers nourishments to patient or nursing unit.
• Delivers food/supplies to Doctor's Lounge.
• Follows and completes duties on weekly cleaning schedule.
• Cleans food carts after each meal with a germicidal solution.
• Cleans daily with a germicidal solution all stainless steel surfaces, including carts, equipment, sinks and counter tops.
• Keeps storage areas neat and clean with all food covered, labeled and dated.
• Removes trash and garbage from the kitchen area and places in dumpster at the end of each shift or more often as needed.
• Sweeps the floors and mops with a heavy-duty cleaner when the Stocks Clerk is off duty.
• Keeps dish room window clear and clean.
• Records temperature of dishwasher, pot sink, and records sanitizer concentration in pot sanitizing sink.
• Dismantles, washes, sanitizes and properly stores all trays, pots, pans serving utensils, can openers and ice scoops.
• Cleans and sanitizes coffee pots and tea urns daily.
• Keeps dishes, pots and pans washed up as scheduled.
• Leaves dish room and pot and pan area clean when finished.
• Follows job outlines to insure all duties are completed in a timely manner.
• Completes routine task without overtime.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong time management, attention to detail, and follow through.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situation
• Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, and maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
• Ability to communicate effectively, with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Other-Essential Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Professional Requirements

• Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Complete annual education requirements.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Wear identification while on duty.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Attend regular staff meetings and in-services as needed.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

• Physically demanding, high-stress environment
• May be up walking on feet up to 8 hours per day
• Must have the cognitive ability to perform in this role. Critical and executive level thinking is required
• Must have strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Have near normal hearing able to hear alarms/telephone/normal speaking voice/webinars
• Have near normal vision clarity of vision (both near and far) either corrected on non-corrected, ability to distinguish colors
• Have good manual dexterity and eye-hand-foot coordination
• Standing continuously within the shift (67-100%)
• Walking continuously within the shift (67-100%)
• Climbing occasionally within the shift (1-33%)
• Bending/stooping frequently within the shift (34-66%)
• Twist at the waist occasionally with the shift (1-33%)
• Pushing/pulling 50+lbs without assistance frequently within the shift (1-33%)
• Pushing/pulling 100+lbs with assistance frequently within the shift (1-33%)
• Lift/carry 20+lbs without assistance occasionally within the shift (1-33%)
• Reaching above the shoulders frequently within the shift (34-67%)
• Lift/carry 50+lbs with assistance occasionally within the shift (1-33%)

Stephens County Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any other legally protected status