Dietary Helper I: Patient & Retail Meal Service

Corewell Health; Taylor (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Corewell Health is seeking a Part-time Nutrition Services Aide at Taylor Hospital in Taylor, MI. This role supports patient and retail meals, prepares and serves, and ensures safe food handling and sanitation in a fast-paced hospital kitchen.

You will stock workstations, deliver patient trays, monitor temperatures, and cooperate with clinical staff to meet modified diet needs. Weekend shifts are required, with rotating hours and days.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and communicate effectively in English.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn proper lifting techniques and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn proper use and storage of potentially hazardous cleaning products.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Must be able to prioritize and multi-task and stay focused in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Receives department deliveries from vendors, separates products, and distributes to appropriate storage areas.
• Stores product according to established standards to ensure food safety.
• Rotates stock and ensures proper FIFO procedures are followed. Monitors expiration dates and disposes of outdated product.
• Performs routine and special cleaning assignments. Cleans equipment, storage areas and shelving, coolers and shelving, kitchen floors and walls. Performs other cleaning duties as assigned.
• Collects trash from work areas and transports to collection bins for removal to dock.
• Transports food carts within department, and patient care areas or other locations as assigned. Assembles and delivers floor stock.
• Assists with patient meal service functions.
• Maintains, cleans, and sanitizes equipment, kitchen areas and galleys/pantries on the patient units according to established standards for safety and sanitation. Collects and disposes of trash in work area.
• Applies principles of safe food handling during storage, assembly, production, and service. Records food and equipment temperatures as required. Properly labels and dates products.
• Communicates effectively within department and with all hospital departments, patients, and staff.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.

Skills

Customer service

English communication

Multitasking

Safety awareness

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Food service experience

Job description

Corewell Health is seeking a Part-time Nutrition Services Aide at Taylor Hospital in Taylor, MI. This role supports patient and retail meals, prepares and serves, and ensures safe food handling and sanitation in a fast-paced hospital kitchen.

You will stock workstations, deliver patient trays, monitor temperatures, and cooperate with clinical staff to meet modified diet needs. Weekend shifts are required, with rotating hours and days.