Full Time Dietary Assistant

WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital; Cadiz (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital is seeking a Dietetic Assistant to provide a variety of food service duties, including meal assembly and serving in the cafeteria. Ideal candidates will have a current Food Handlers card and customer service skills.

This full-time role requires the ability to stand for extended periods and ensure the cleanliness and safety of food.

The work environment may vary in conditions, requiring patient interaction and adherence to sanitation guidelines.

Qualifications

• Current Food Handlers card or ability to obtain within 30 days.
• Person in Charge training as established by department.

Responsibilities

• Prepares work areas for operation and maintains cleanliness.
• Follows menu cycle and prepares food items correctly.
• Addresses customer complaints politely and professionally.

Skills

Food handling skills

Customer service skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

This position may be assigned a variety of fundamental food service duties. Typical assignments include patient tray line (meal assembly), dish room, utilities (floors and trash), cafeteria server, and cold food production. In addition, the Dietetic Assistant will work as a team to deliver high quality food and service to patients and customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Food Handlers card OR obtained within 30 days of hire through one of the following, as required by County DHHR: StateFoodSafety.com, ServSafe from the National Restaurant Association, Local County Health Department.
• Person in Charge (PIC) training as established by department.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares all work areas for operation, filling bucket with sanitizing solution, maintaining sanitizer strength, changing when needed.
• Sets up area including utensils, restocking, cleaning and organizing, keeping cleanliness throughout the shift.
• Produces and maintains attractive, appetizing, and quality food and beverage products.
• Follows menu cycle, proper portions and standardized recipes, preparing food items in batch production, utilizes leftovers using first‑in‑first‑out method.
• Greets customers, politely asks for order and efficiently serves, remaining focused on service throughout encounter.
• Addresses customer complaints politely and professionally, seeks management assistance when needed.
• Cleans spills promptly, posts appropriate caution signage, removes trash from service areas promptly.
• Merchandises area with clean, uncluttered, attractive and orderly arrangement.
• Ensures all activities meet sanitation, safety and quality control guidelines set forth by departmental policies.
• Documents refrigerator, dish machine or other equipment temperatures as assigned, alerts facilities and management of malfunctioning equipment.
• Properly operates, cleans and stores equipment in assigned area.
• Properly stores and labels food items and chemicals.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to push fully loaded tray cart (approx. 250 lbs).
• Ability to stand for extended periods.

Working Environment

• Requires patient interaction with some conditions/appearance that may be distressing.
• Enter isolation precaution patient rooms with proper protective equipment.
• Kitchen environment that is often noisy.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to understand written and oral communication.
• Computer skills – basic use of keyboard, mouse, tablet and Microsoft Word.
• Telephone skills – speaker phones, headsets and telephone etiquette.

Scheduled weekly hours: 40.

Shift: United States of America (Non‑Exempt).

Company: HARR Harrison Community Hospital.

Cost center: 600 HARR Dietary.

Address: 951 East Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio.

Equal Opportunity Employer – West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.