Dietary Aide-PRN

OPCO Skilled Management; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 1,653,000 - 2,204,000; Full time

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking a PRN Food Service Assistant for a nursing center in Las Cruces, NM. Responsibilities include assisting cooks, preparing nourishments, desserts, and salads, and following production sheets. You will help with meal service, serving trays, beverages, and dining room cleanup.

You will communicate with patients during meals, follow tray tickets, and support staff during special events. This role supports equal opportunity employment and adheres to center procedures.

Qualifications

• No formal education required; tasks involve assisting cooking staff and serving meals.

Responsibilities

• Assist cook as directed by the food service director.
• Prepare and label nourishments per procedures.
• Prepare and portion desserts, salads and other non-entrée foods.
• Follow production sheets and guidelines when appropriate.
• Set dining room tables for meals.
• Serve meal trays and pour beverages when on dining line.
• Clear tables and trash, push carts to patient areas.

Skills

Food service

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Your Job Summary

Performs a variety of tasks usually not requiring cooking skills in the preparation, service, and clean up for meals served to patients and staff in the nursing center and other special events.

Job Type: PRN

Your Job Summary

Performs a variety of tasks usually not requiring cooking skills in the preparation, service, and clean up for meals served to patients and staff in the nursing center and other special events.

Food Preparation/Production Responsibilities

• Assists cook as directed by the food service director
• Prepares and labels nourishments according to center procedures
• Prepares and portions desserts, salads and other non-entre foods into dishes; pours beverages
• Follows production sheets and pre-preparation sheets or guidelines when appropriate

Meal Service Responsibilities

• Sets dining room tables for meals when assigned
• Works on meal tray serving line. Sets-up before start of meal service. Breaks down area and cleans-up at end of serving line
• Reads and follows tray tickets when serving meals.
• Serves meal trays to patient and pours beverages for patients when assigned to dining room
• Clears tables of dishes and trash
• Pushes food carts to appropriate patient care areas
• Communicates with patients during meal times when serving in dining areas

Las Cruces Wellness & Rehabilitation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.