Patient Dining & Nutrition Aide

Westchester Medical Center; Town of Warwick (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center in New York is seeking a Dietary Aide responsible for preparing and serving food to patients and residents across our facilities. The role includes setting up dish machines and tray lines, delivering floor stocks, and ensuring proper temperatures are recorded.

You'll work under sanitary standards, assist with inventory, and support quality improvement initiatives while adapting to changing workloads and conserving resources.

Qualifications

• Prior food services experience preferred.
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fills and sets up dish machine.
• Delivers and organizes floor stocks.
• Dishes out desserts, salads, and nourishments.
• Sets up tray line with necessary dishes, utensils, and supplies.
• Takes and records dishwasher and refrigerator temperatures, and reports deficiencies as needed.
• Picks up trays and tray carts from units, brings to dish room and dismantles.
• Sanitizes dishes and silverware utilizing dishwasher.
• Cleans and sanitizes all food servicing carts.
• Cleans entire dish room.
• Inventories level of dishes and silver, and replaces as necessary.
• Follows sanitary standards per state, federal, and JCAHO standards.
• Reports customer complaints to supervisor.
• Improves performance based on results obtained from QI activities.
• Adjusts to changing situations and work assignments.
• Conserves supplies and resources.

Skills

Food service experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Westchester Medical Center in New York is seeking a Dietary Aide responsible for preparing and serving food to patients and residents across our facilities. The role includes setting up dish machines and tray lines, delivering floor stocks, and ensuring proper temperatures are recorded.

You'll work under sanitary standards, assist with inventory, and support quality improvement initiatives while adapting to changing workloads and conserving resources.