Dietary Aide

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.