Dietary Aide - Temporary

Tahoe Forest Health System; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Truckee is seeking a Dietary Aide to assist in food preparation and service. The successful candidate will ensure kitchen cleanliness and handle food safely while serving patients. Strong customer service skills and the ability to work independently are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Serve Safe Food Handlers Certificate required within 3 months of hiring.
• Experience in quality food production.
• Six months to one year of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food, maintain cleanliness.
• Assemble patient trays and deliver to patients.
• Determine quantities of food necessary for meals.

Skills

Customer service skills

Food quality identification

Independence

Education

Certificate from college or technical school

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Bargaining Unit: EA

Rate of Pay: $22.23/hour + DOE

Summary:

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.
• Assembles patient trays.
• Pushes loaded food carts to each patient area.
• Delivers patient trays to the patients.
• Has strong customer service skills.
• 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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