Patient Dining & Food Service Aide

Southeast Colorado Hospital; Springfield (CO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Colorado Hospital is seeking a dietary services assistant to perform routine duties in providing meals to patients, residents, staff and visitors. Responsibilities include tray setup, serving meals, maintaining sanitation, delivering trays, washing dishes, and assisting with menu selections as well as light cooking as needed.

Successful candidates will follow safety and infection control guidelines and complete a Serve Safe course as soon as offered post-employment.

Qualifications

• Serve Safe certification is required after employment.
• Experience in hospital kitchen is preferred but not required.
• Experience in commercial kitchen is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Set up trays for patient/resident food service according to menus.
• Work hot or cold stations on tray service line and prepare modified diets.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary handling of food, equipment and supplies.
• Deliver trays and/or loaded food carts to nursing areas.
• Bus dishes, trays, and food for dining rooms and clean carts.
• Prepare and deliver beverages and between-meal snacks.
• Operates and cleans dishwasher and related equipment.
• Record resident/patient food and fluid intake when needed.
• Assist with menu selections and light cooking as needed.
• Follow recipes, directions, and infection control guidelines.

Skills

Follow recipes

Education

Serve Safe course

Job description

Southeast Colorado Hospital is seeking a dietary services assistant to perform routine duties in providing meals to patients, residents, staff and visitors. Responsibilities include tray setup, serving meals, maintaining sanitation, delivering trays, washing dishes, and assisting with menu selections as well as light cooking as needed.

Successful candidates will follow safety and infection control guidelines and complete a Serve Safe course as soon as offered post-employment.