Dietary Aide

Townsen Memorial; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 16,531 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a valid Texas Food Handler certification.
• Minimum six months of food preparation experience in a healthcare setting.
• Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Apportion and serve food to patients, staff and visitors.
• Clean and inspect kitchen equipment and work areas.
• Keep kitchen and dining logs accurate and timely.
• Perform serving, cleaning and stocking duties to support service.
• Prepare kitchen for health inspections and follow health regulations.
• Maintain clean checkout areas and perform general cleaning tasks.
• Ensure adequate supplies of utensils, dishes and trays.
• Wash pots, pans and utensils; assist with cash handling as needed.
• Estimate daily needs and record meals served; inventory supplies.
• Assist in menu prep with input from the Dietitian and prepare next day service.

Skills

Customer oriented

Effective communication

Sanitation and safety

Dietary restrictions understanding

Education

Food Handler TX certification

6 months healthcare food prep

BLS certified

Job description

Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a Dietary Aide/Cafeteria Technician to join our team!

Current, active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the State of Texas required.

The Dietary Aide/Cafeteria Technician 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.

ESSENTIAL

• 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


• Maintains clean and orderly checkout areas and completes other general cleaning duties such as mopping floorings and emptying trash cans


• Maintains adequate supplies of items such as, silverware, glassware, dishes, and trays


• 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


• Performs other related duties as assigned to support the hospital

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Competent and conscientious with a customer-oriented approach


• Effective communication skills


• Knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines


• Understanding of dietary restrictions and ability to accommodate special dietary needs

EDUCATION

• 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


• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified

Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial, we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.

Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.