Patient Meal Aide: Prep, Serve & Sanitize

Summit BHC; Peak (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Behavioral Health is seeking a Dietary Aide to maintain clean, safe kitchen areas and assist cooking staff with patient and staff meals on site. Responsibilities include food prep support, serving meals, stocking supplies, and applying infection control procedures.

Experience in food service and SERV Safe certification are preferred; role emphasizes safe handling, proper labeling, and teamwork in a hospital setting. Onsite only.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• One or more years’ experience in food service role in preparing food for institutions, such as school, hospital or cafeteria preferred.
• Understands safe food handling procedures
• Ability to operate dishwasher, stoves, ovens, mixers and other related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Washes/cleans and sanitizes kitchen cookware, utensils, dishes, trays, and any service prep items.
• Serves food to patients and staff at the serving counter.
• Stocks consumable products, napkins, cups, plastic ware, condiments, etc.
• Cleans dining area after meals, floors, tables, seats, beverage stations, etc.
• Transports, sorts, and washes all dishes and records dish machine temperatures at each meal.

Skills

Safe food handling

Dishwasher operation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Dishwasher

Stoves/Ovens

Mixers

Job description

Peak Behavioral Health is seeking a Dietary Aide to maintain clean, safe kitchen areas and assist cooking staff with patient and staff meals on site. Responsibilities include food prep support, serving meals, stocking supplies, and applying infection control procedures.

Experience in food service and SERV Safe certification are preferred; role emphasizes safe handling, proper labeling, and teamwork in a hospital setting. Onsite only.