Dietary Aide

Rawlins-County-Health-Center; Atwood (KS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Rawlins County Health Center is seeking a Food Service Aide to assist in the preparation and serving of patient meals, maintain kitchen cleanliness, and support dietitian-directed menus. You will help set up trays, operate the dishwasher, and help with daily records while safeguarding patient confidentiality.

Minimum education is a high school diploma or GED; prior experience in large-scale food service is preferred, but training will be provided.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED required.
• Experience in large-scale food preparation preferred; training provided for qualified candidates.
• Must be able to work in a hot, humid kitchen environment with exposure to heat and steam.
• Ability to lift and carry light to moderate loads (10–50 lbs) frequently.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and adhere to safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Set up and serve patient trays based on established schedules and procedures.
• Clean kitchen, equipment, and utensils; operate the dishwasher.
• Prepare coffee and assist with food carts and transportation of meals.
• Assist with department records, communications, and maintaining required files.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills; work independently and adapt to changes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Written & verbal communication

Independent work

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Performs a variety of routine duties related to the preparation and serving of food; cleans kitchen, equipment, and utensils. Learns and understands various types of patient diets and assists in appropriate preparation based upon physician’s orders.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with organizational mission & goals.
• Comes to work as scheduled; arrives for work on time.
• Demonstrate proper safety practices in carrying out job duties.
• Appearance is appropriate to job duties, wears identification on duty.
• Demonstrates appropriate job competencies.
• Complies with organizational policies in course of duties.
• Sets up and serves patient trays based upon established schedule and procedures.
• Ability to adequately clean kitchen area and cooking utensils.
• Operates dishwasher to ensure all dishes and utensils are clean.
• Prepares coffee for food service.
• Prepares, loads, transports, and cleans food carts.
• Assists with care, cleaning and maintenance of department, equipment and supplies.
• Ability to navigate computer programs as needed for the maintenance of records, communications within the facility, and obtaining need to know patient information for proper food service.
• Maintains department records, reports, and files as required.
• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with organizational mission & goals.
• Demonstrate practices to keep all medical information confidential.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Participates in quality improvement projects as directed.
• Maintain temperature records for fridge, freezer and food obtained from Good Sam.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills necessary
• Ability to work independently and adapt to change (i.e. food substitutions and numbers served)
• Ability to exercise creativity and be attentive to detail
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to prioritize work

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Education: Minimum of a high school education or GED.

Minimum Experience: Prefer prior experience in large-scale food preparation and knowledge of special diets but will train otherwise qualified candidates.

Subject to burns and cuts; exposure to hot and humid work environment; exposure to hazards of steam and heat; exposure to heat, wetness, odors in kitchen and/or patient areas; and exposure to varying degrees of kitchen elements.

Push/Pull:

10-25 pounds: Frequently

25-50 pounds: Occasionally

50-100 pounds: Occasionally

Lift/Carry:

0-10 pounds: Frequently

10-20 pounds: Frequently

20-50 pounds: Occasionally

Stand:

Frequently

Walk:

Frequently

Sit:

Occasionally

Squat/Kneel:

Occasionally

Bend:

Frequently

Climb Ladder:

Occasionally

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position accountability without compromising patient care or departmental efficiency. However, should it be determined that the employee cannot meet the position accountabilities with or without accommodation, it is the right of RCHC to release the individual under Kansas “Employment at Will” doctrine

Professional Requirements:

Adheres to policies, procedures, and always maintains confidentiality. Attends annual in-services, completes annual education in a timely manner. Represents RCHC in a positive, professional manner on the job, electronically, and in the community. Complies with all hospital policies regarding ethical business practices; communicates the mission statement & core values of RCHC both on and off the job.

Acknowledgement:

I hereby acknowledge that I have received a copy of this position description and that I have both read and understand its content. I hereby accept responsibility for fulfilling position expectations. I also acknowledge that the Administration or governing body of RCHC may modify the requirements of this job or eliminate it at any time, if deemed necessary. I acknowledge that this position description of all aspects of the job, and I agree that other duties not explicitly mentioned herein may nevertheless be reasonable job expectations on the part of the Rawlins County Health Center.