Dietary Aide ( Full Time / Part Time / Per Diem )

Fremont Healthcare Center; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Fremont Healthcare Center is seeking a Dietary Aide to support the Diet Manager and Cook in serving meals to residents and patients. This role involves assembling meal trays, delivering meals, and assisting with food preparation in a supervised setting.

The position requires a reliable team player who can stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds; experience in institutional food service is a plus. The role is on-site in Fremont, with a pay range reflecting experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in assembly of meal trays utilizing the planned menus of physicians’ diet orders.
• Delivers meals and nourishments to designated facility locations.
• Assists in the preparation of food items, as directed.
• Completes ware washing and trash disposal.
• Maintains food service equipment and work spaces in a clean and safe condition at all times per facility policies and procedures and applicable regulations.

Skills

Meal tray assembly

Meal delivery

Food preparation assistance

Ware washing

Safety and cleanliness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Job description

SUMMARY

Assists the Dietary Manager and Cook in the preparation and service of food to residents / patients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in assembly of meal trays utilizing the planned menus of physicians’ diet orders.
• Delivers meals and nourishments to designated facility locations.
• Assists in the preparation of food items, as directed.
• Completes ware washing and trash disposal.
• Maintains food service equipment and work spaces in a clean and safe condition at all times per facility policies and procedures and applicable regulations.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

n/a

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Working in institutional kitchen environment, employee may be required to sit, bend, stoop, see, talk and hear. May occasionally lift or move items of up to 50 pounds. Employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or
airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and oversees facility’s efforts to comply with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to the confidentiality of residents’ protected health information.

JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEW

I understand this job description, its requirements and that I am expected to complete all duties as assigned. I understand the job duties may be altered from time to time.

WAGE RATE: FROM $19.31 to $20.34 PER HOUR DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE

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