Dietary Aide - Dietary (25839)

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital; Thompson (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, MI invites a Part-Time Dietary Aide to join our patient-focused food service team. You’ll assist in food preparation, plate meals according to dietary guidelines, and serve patients, staff, and visitors with a courteous, safety-minded approach.

Applicants should have a High School diploma or equivalent; prior hospital kitchen experience and ServSafe knowledge are desirable. CPR certification obtainable on employment.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Previous food service experience desirable.
• Diet therapy knowledge desirable.
• ServSafe certification preferred (obtain upon employment).
• One year cooking experience in a hospital or institution preferred.
• Heart saver CPR Certified (obtain upon employment)

Responsibilities

• Prepares all food as directed including baking, roasting, steaming, grilling and general food preparation.
• Tastes cooked food for quality.
• Portions meat, fish and fowl for individual servings and applies gravy, sauce, etc.
• Plans cooking schedules for patient and employee meals.
• Prepares and serves food to patients, employees and general public.
• Answers telephone calls from patients ordering food via room service and records messages.
• Follows the doctor ordered diet for patient meals and makes diet substitutions as needed.
• Understands and provides basic diet therapy, menu production and portion control.
• Estimates food needs and requisitioning supplies in absence of kitchen manager.
• Orders food supplies and milk in absence of kitchen manager.
• Maintains sanitation and cleanliness of equipment and work areas.
• Follows ServSafe and HACCP safety regulations.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Dietary guidelines knowledge

Customer service

Nutrition knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ServSafe certification preferred

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital - Manistique, MI 49854, Position Type: Part Time, Education Level: High School, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Varied, POSITION SUMMARY:

The Dietary Aide performs a variety of food service functions in maintaining clean and sanitary conditions of food service areas, facilities, and equipment. The Dietary Aide assists in food preparation and plates food according to dietary guidelines for regular and special diets

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares all food as directed including, but not limited to, baking, roasting, steaming, grilling and general food preparation.
• Tastes cooked food for quality.
• Portions meat, fish and fowl for individual servings, and applies gravy, sauce, etc.
• Plans cooking schedules for patient and employee meals.
• Prepares and serves food to patients, employees and general public.
• Answers telephone calls from patients ordering food via room service. Answers all other dietary telephone calls and records messages.
• Fills out and makes nourishments for patients.
• Follows the doctor ordered diet for patient meals.
• Makes diet substitutions as needed.
• Understands the Healthy Heart, NAS & low Sodium diets; Grind and Pureed diets; liquid diets; and Diabetic and Calorie controlled diets.
• Understands and provides basic diet therapy, menu production and portion control.
• Estimates food needs and requisitioning supplies, in absence of kitchen manager.
• Orders food supplies and milk, in absence of kitchen manager.
• Accepts and unpacks food supplies upon delivery.
• Fills Grab and Go cooler
• Fills patient diet orders according to printed diet orde3r.
• Operates the computer to obtain the patient diet orders.
• Operates and cleans slicer, mixer, grinder, steamer, and blender.
• Cleans equipment steam tables, steamer, gas grill, gas range, and other daily/weekly cleaning as scheduled.
• Washes pots and pans in three compartment sink.
• Receives unclean tableware, removes food from dishes; segregates and stacks dishware, racks dishware, operates dish machine, unloads clean dishware and stores in the proper place.
• Practices good sanitation in food production and service; maintains cleanliness and care of equipment in related work areas.
• Follows ServSafe and HACCP safety regulations.
• Demonstrates appropriateness in meeting objectives in age-specifics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Previous food service experience desirable.
• Diet therapy knowledge desirable.
• ServSafe certification preferred (obtain upon employment).
• One year cooking experience in a hospital or institution preferred.
• Heart saver CPR Certified (obtain upon employment)