Patient Meal Tray Assistant

UNC Health Care; Patton Park (NC); On-site; USD 16,531 - 20,664; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care seeks a Per Diem Dietary Services Aide to support meal preparation and tray delivery at Pardee UNC Health Care in North Carolina. You will help maintain sanitary standards and ensure accurate, timely tray service to patients across nursing units.

No prior experience is required, and training is provided. The role is onsite with a variable schedule and offers the chance to contribute to a patient-centered food service team.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with dirty food tray removal from nursing units.
• Assists with early and late food tray deliveries in a timely manner
• Assists with tray preparation and/or delivery and works to ensure tray accuracy, adherence to special diets and customer service
• Assists with tray preparation during meal service hours.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, utensils and work areas, including dish room. Washes dishes by hand or by machine.
• Delivers food trays or nourishments to patient's rooms or nursing units.
• Maintains compliance with JCAHO, State Health Department, and OSHA regarding on-going required job training and health standards,
• Transfers food in kitchen and on patient trays in a timely manner and using proper protocol (wears hair restraint, gloves, and properly covers food to prevent contamination).

Education

None required as long as other position qualifications are met

Job description

UNC Health Care seeks a Per Diem Dietary Services Aide to support meal preparation and tray delivery at Pardee UNC Health Care in North Carolina. You will help maintain sanitary standards and ensure accurate, timely tray service to patients across nursing units.

No prior experience is required, and training is provided. The role is onsite with a variable schedule and offers the chance to contribute to a patient-centered food service team.