Dietary Aide Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Dietary Aide to support patient meals, tray preparation, and sanitation across the hospital. You will portion food, stock tray line stations, and deliver meals to patients during service times.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and clear communication with patients and coworkers. The position requires the ability to read English, follow instructions, and uphold safety and service standards.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Reading comprehension

Communication skills

Job description

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

Job Description

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

Qualifications

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

Pay Range

$17.00 - $22.88

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

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) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled