Dietary Aide
Dietary Aide
Prepares and serves food, sets up tray lines and dish machines, sanitizes dishes and carts, and cleans the dish room. Prior food service experience and a high school diploma or GED are preferred.
The Dietary Aide is responsible to prepare and serve food to patients and/or residents at our facilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Fills and sets up dish machine.
• Delivers and organizes floor stocks.
• Dishes out desserts, salads, and nourishments.
• Sets up tray line with necessary dishes, utensils, and supplies.
• Takes and records dishwasher and refrigerator temperatures, and reports deficiencies as needed.
• Picks up trays and tray carts from units, brings to dish room and dismantles.
• Sanitizes dishes and silverware utilizing dishwasher.
• Cleans and sanitizes all food servicing carts.
• Cleans entire dish room.
• Inventories level of dishes and silver, and replaces as necessary.
• Follows sanitary standards per state, federal, and JCAHO standards.
• Reports customer complaints to supervisor.
• Improves performance based on results obtained from QI activities.
• Adjusts to changing situations and work assignments.
• Conserves supplies and resources.
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
Experience: Prior food services experience preferred.
Education: A high school diploma or GED equivalent is preferred
Licenses / Certifications: N/A
Other: The individual performing this job may reasonably anticipate coming into contact with human blood and other potentially infectious materials.