Dietary Aide, Per Diem - Nights, Weekends, Holidays

MedStar Health; Southbridge (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare system as a dietary aide responsible for preparing and distributing food to patients while ensuring quality service and adherence to safety standards. This role provides a great opportunity for individuals passionate about serving in a healthcare setting while upholding the values of respect and teamwork.

Benefits

Potential signing bonus

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend English.
• Must be able to follow both written and verbal instructions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation and distribution of food to patients and staff.
• Follows HACCP standards and adheres to health and safety regulations.
• Attends department meetings and maintains reliable attendance.

Skills

Customer service

Ability to read and write English

Job description

United States, Massachusetts, Southbridge

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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours:

4:00pm- 7:30pm

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift, 4.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

25080 - 5030 Food Services Kitchen

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The dietary aide is responsible for the preparation and distribution of food to patients, employees, and the outside community. This is done through the patient tray line, the cafeteria, and functions. The position is also responsible for a number of tasks in order to maintain the quality service to all of our customers while maintaining the highest sanitary conditions in accordance with policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Follows all HACCP standards.
• Follows all contract services policies and procedures.
• Possesses excellent customer service skills.
• Attends up to 75% of department meetings.
• Follows and adheres to all supervisor and management instruction.
• Assists in keeping all Press Ganey scores within or greater than departmental targets / goals.
• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

Experience/Skills:
Required:

• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend English.
• Must be able to follow both written and verbal instructions.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities:

• Stand - 2/3
• Walk - 2/3
• Sit - 1/3
• Talk or hear - 2/3
• Uses hands to finger, handle or feel - 2/3
• Push/pull - 1/3 to 2/3
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - 1/3
• Reach with hands and arms - 2/3

This job requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted:

• Up to 10 pounds - 2/3
• Up to 25 pounds - 1/3
• Up to 50 pounds - 1/3

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:

• Toxic or caustic chemicals - Up to 1/3

4:00 pm- 7:30 pm after school hours

Weekends

Holidays

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.