Dietary Aid, Temporary Full Time

Full-Time Dietary Aide

Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a Full-Time Dietary Aide to join our team! The Dietary Aide role will be responsible for preparing and serving food items to patients, staff, and visitors as well as maintaining food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition, ensuring health and safety standards are respected, and solving customer inquiries.

Apportions and serves food to patients, employees, or patrons

Cleans and inspects equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation

Maintains kitchen and dining area logs of such areas accurately and timely

Performs serving, cleaning, and stocking duties in order to facilitate customer service

Prepares kitchen area for health inspections; ensures all regulatory and health department rules are followed at all times

Washes pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment

Assists in daily cash handling and daily deposit transactions as needed

Estimates daily and weekly needs and keeps daily record of meals served and takes inventory of supplies and equipment

Provides services to cafeteria consumers in an efficient and friendly manner

Preps menu items using established policies and procedures with input from the Dietitian

Prepares kitchen and cafeteria for next day service

Coordinates and participates with regularly scheduled quality checks of the food quality, temperature checks in collaboration with the Dietitian

Competent and conscientious with a customer-oriented approach

Knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines

Understanding of dietary restrictions and ability to accommodate special dietary needs

Current and unencumbered Food Handler certification in the State of Texas

Six (6) months of food preparation in a healthcare setting and knowledgeable of all regulatory requirements for serving food to patients and visitors

3 Medical Plans

• 2 Dental Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short and Long Term Disability Plans
• Basic Life and Voluntary Insurance Plans with AD&D
• PTO + Holidays