Hospital Cook Aide - Patient Meals and Tray Prep

Theuniversityunion; Eaton Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Theuniversityunion is seeking a dietary support professional in Eaton Rapids, MI to prepare patient trays and meals in accordance with diet prescriptions, cultural needs, and texture requirements. You will help manage inventory, maintain sanitation, and support daily meal service in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include coordinating production staff, teaching new staff, and ensuring meals meet safety and nutritional guidelines while adapting to census changes.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Formal education in food service, patient care or cooking preferred.
• Hospital food service experience preferred.
• Three or more years of patient or cooking experience.
• Current Food Handler Certification or willingness to obtain.
• Excellent initiative and dietary skills.

Responsibilities

• Assembles accurate meal trays according to diet orders that are age, content and texture specific including personal patient preferences.
• Assembles culturally appropriate age specific and/or texture specific foods for patients which meet recommendations.
• Maintains the work and storage areas in a clean and sanitary condition per state and local regulations.
• Assists with Quality Improvement monitors and completes duties as required to ensure patient and staff meals are produced and served accordingly to schedule and nutritional guidelines.
• Teaches new staff principles of patient tray preparation and coordinates the activities of production staff.
• Reports to work as scheduled in clean uniform; adjust work schedule and assignments in response to patient census changes and workload.
• Assists with inventory and assists with food orders and storage, utilizes leftovers, maintains expiration dates of foods.

Skills

Initiative

Dietary skills

Food safety

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Theuniversityunion is seeking a dietary support professional in Eaton Rapids, MI to prepare patient trays and meals in accordance with diet prescriptions, cultural needs, and texture requirements. You will help manage inventory, maintain sanitation, and support daily meal service in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include coordinating production staff, teaching new staff, and ensuring meals meet safety and nutritional guidelines while adapting to census changes.