Dietary Aide - Part Time

Tahoe Forest Health System; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tahoe Forest Health System in Truckee, CA is seeking a Dietary Aide to support meal preparation, presentation and service for patients. You will prepare salads, beverages, sandwiches, and pureed foods, assemble patient trays, and maintain a clean, organized kitchen environment.

This role requires the ability to identify quality ingredients, work with kitchen equipment, and perform tasks with minimal supervision while adhering to safety standards and hospital policies.

Qualifications

• Certificate or equivalent training in food service.
• Experience with quality food production recommended.
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Determines quantities of food items for meals.
• Prepare salads, beverages, sandwiches and pureed foods.
• Deliver patient trays and push carts to patient areas.
• Maintain department cleanliness and sanitation.
• Washes and stores dishes, pots, pans, and utensils.
• Assist with daily cleaning and uphold system values.

Skills

Independent worker

Kitchen equipment use

Quality food selection

Education

Certificate from college or technical school

Six months to one year related experience

Job description

The Dietary Aide performs a variety of tasks in the preparation, presentation and service of food. Maintains department cleanliness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Determines quantities of food items necessary for the meals.

• Ability to identify high quality food through tasting, attractively and creatively portioning and garnishing food; including pureed and special diet food.
• Stores and stocks food supplies in designated areas.
• Washes and stores dishes, pots, pans, and utensils.
• Maintains department cleanliness by accomplishing daily cleaning assignments.
• Prepares food such as salads, beverages, sandwiches, and pureed food.
• Pushes loaded food carts to each patient area.
• Delivers patient trays to the patients.
• Able to work independently and with little or no daily supervision.
• Ability to use kitchen equipment (sharps, meat slicer).
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory responsibilities.

Education and Experience:

Certificate from college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience.

Licenses, Certifications:

Serve Safe Food Handlers Certificate - Within 3 months of hire into job

Other Experience/Qualifications

Experience in quality food production.

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