Dietary Aide 20 Hours Evening Shift

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading health care organization as a Dietary Aide, where your role is vital in enhancing patient care. You'll be responsible for delivering meals, stocking supplies, and maintaining a clean work environment, all while ensuring a positive experience for patients. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the community and work alongside passionate professionals. If you're looking to make a meaningful impact in health care and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow verbal and some written instructions.
• Communication skills for delivering patient trays.

Responsibilities

• Passes menus and portions food for tray line.
• Stocks tray line stations and serves during mealtime.
• Cleans and sanitizes assigned work area.

Skills

Communication Skills

Ability to Read and Comprehend English

Education

Ability to Read and Write at Level Three

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health | Cambridge, MA 02138

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

DIETARY AIDE

3:30 PM- 7:30 PM primary hours. Available to fill in 6:30 AM- 3:00 PM on occasion. Rotating days. Rotating weekend availability required.

Job Description

1. Passes menus to appropriate patients according to name and room number, and presents a positive image to customers.
2. Portions food for tray line.
3. Stocks and restocks tray line stations with food supplies.
4. Serves tray line station at mealtime.
5. Assists in loading trays onto meal trucks.
6. Prepares and delivers patient between-meal nourishments for Mount Auburn Hospital and necessary tube feedings.
7. Inventories par stock for specific designated nursing units.
8. Delivers late trays to patients.
9. Retrieves trays from patient care area.
10. Cleans and sanitizes assigned work area.
11. Scrapes dishes and loads dishes and trays into dishwasher.
12. Resets tray line for next meal.
13. Works continuously to improve the total quality of the department and other departments within the institution.
14. Works under the direction of the lead diet aide and food services supervisor.

Qualifications

1. Ability to read English and comprehend and follow verbal and some written instructions.
2. Ability to read and write at level three as documented on "Invest," the hospital's Employee Learning Laboratory software.
3. Communication skills relevant to delivering patient trays and for all contacts in the hospital.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues, and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.