Dietary Aide - Hospital Setting

BSG Maintenance Inc; Wadena (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

BSG Maintenance Inc in Wadena, MN seeks a Dietary Aide to join our Hospital Culinary team. You will help clean, wash dishes, prepare and deliver nutritious resident meals, and assist cooks to ensure accuracy and appetizing presentation.

The position supports dietary services, follows the latest food safety guidelines, and interacts with residents with a professional, friendly demeanor. Shifts are Monday–Friday 6:00am–2:00pm with occasional weekend coverage; prior ServSafe training is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to stand 90% of shift and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must pass TB test and health care background check.
• ServSafe Foodhandler Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen areas and equipment.
• Washes dishes and maintains pantry and serving areas.
• Assists with meal preparation and tray assembly.
• Ensures meals meet resident diet requirements and is served accurately.
• Records temperatures and maintains sanitation logs.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Professional demeanor

Education

ServSafe Foodhandler Certificate

Tools

Dishwasher

Sanitation protocols

Job description

Job Title: Dietary Aide - Hospital Setting

Location: Wadena, MN

Hours: Monday - Friday 6:00am - 2:00pm, E/O Weekend

Culinary Services Aide

We are currently looking to add dietary aides to our Culinary Team! We are looking for someone that is passionate about food, detailed orientated, well groomed, friendly, professional, team player that has a pleasant demeanor and adheres to company policy and procedures. The Culinary Services Aide reports to the Culinary Services Lead and/or the Culinary Services Manager. The aide is responsible for cleaning, dish washing, and serving residents, finishing and double checking the room trays and residents/patient meals for accuracy. The aide assist the cook in preparing and delivering meals that are nutritious and appetizing. Culinary Service aides adhere to the latest guidelines of the Federal Food Code. Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary depending on client location and their requirements and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains confidentiality, protects HIPAA Knows resident rights and helps them protect such rights
• Ensures food and other items are stored properly
• Ensures in the proper receiving FIFO, stocking, storing, and preparing of all ingredients for safety and accessibility with proper dating for each step of the receiving process
• Assist in making sandwiches and dishing up desserts
• Maintains proper portion control by following spreadsheets
• Maintains a clean kitchen by washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, removing trash, and cleaning up after yourself
• Ability to take and record dishwasher temps, drink and dessert temps.
• Maintains all sanitation logs
• Helps with food preparation, makes sandwiches, fills and distributes snack cart, pulls and dates supplements, dates juices/milks
• Understand basic nutrition including therapeutic and mechanically altered diets, also different liquid constancies
• Understands, honors and follows resident/patient preferences and tray cards. Also protects HIPAA
• Cleans and sanitizes food service equipment, appliances and work areas
• Stocks serving areas with needed supplies (condiments, beverages, utensils, etc.)
• Assists with meal service and providing residents desired food and beverage items
• Assists with set-up/clean-up of dining rooms
• Utilizes dish machine appropriately and puts away clean/dry dishes
• Dishes up dessert and dates them
• Record temperatures of drinks/desserts/and dish machine
• Light cleaning of common areas: Sweeps/Mops dining rooms, kitchen, and serving areas
• Assist and maintains all storage areas, makes sure everything is dated and signs off on cleaning schedule
• Assist CNA's in serving breakfast, lunch and supper
• Perform all other kitchen duties as assigned
• Follows all Culinary Services procedures
• Must follow BSG dress code
• Performs all other kitchen duties as assigned by Culinary Services Cook, Culinary Services Manager and Regional Director of Culinary Services

Education/Prior work history/Minimum requirements

• At least 18 years of age
• Ability to use dishwasher and record temps
• Must be able to stand 90% of shift, may require to bend twist, reach above head, and pick up item up to 50lbs
• Must pass a TB Test, and Health Care background check
• Ability to take and achieve ServSafe Foodhandler Certificate