Per Diem Dietary Aide

Citadel; New York (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Citadel is seeking a hospital dietary worker to prepare and serve meals for patients in a healthcare setting. You will assist in preparing salads, hot and cold items, and help with bakery tasks as needed.

Responsibilities include assembling meals according to dietary requirements, delivering trays to patient rooms, and maintaining clean work areas and equipment. You may also coordinate with laundry to ensure supplies are available and assist with dishwashing as required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare salads, hot foods, and cold foods for patients.
• Assemble fruit, vegetables, and meats by cutting, dicing and slicing.
• Serve and deliver trays to patients and assist with mealtime.
• Maintain cleanliness of work areas, equipment, utensils.
• Follow diet orders and note any allergies or dietary restrictions.
• Coordinate with laundry to ensure napkins and liners are available.

Job description

Performs a wide range of duties involved with preparing and/or serving foods and beverages in a healthcare environment. May perform such duties as preparing salad items, hot foods, and/or cold foods, and/or assisting in the preparation of bakery items. Assist in cleaning work areas, equipment, utensils. Assist in the set up, and service; and collection of garbage/trash; as appropriate to the area of operation. May serve food to patients/residents.

Prepare food items such as fruits, vegetables and meats by cutting, dicing and slicing them

• Assist in preparing dishes for patients following instructions for each patient
• Put together meals for patients keeping in mind allowed nutritional values
• Follow instructions for meal preparations for patients with food allergies and make sure to omit any ingredient that may cause gastronomical trouble
• Prepare food trays with items such as plates, flatware, napkins, and condiments
• Apportion food items correctly and following accompanying diet lists
• Place trays in pushcarts and physically push them through facility to assigned floors
• Serve trays to patients by placing them on tables and assisting them in partaking of their food
• Places items, such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays
• Collect food trays and dirty dishes and cart them back to the kitchen for washing
• Assist in washing and drying dishware, glassware, and flatware
• Coordinate with laundry services to ensure that clean napkins and tray liners are available constantly
• May record amount and types of special food items served to patients
• Handle kitchen garbage disposal activities by placing trash in appropriate receptacles