Dietary Aide - Good Samaritan Hospital Association dba Heart of America Medical Center

Part-time or Full Time

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for safe food handling in the preparation and serving of food to our customers and interact positively in a team environment by assisting coworkers with scheduled work demands. Will work with a variety of diets, equipment cleaners and sanitizers.  Will perform a variety of cleaning related duties after meals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School or GED is preferred. 
• Previous experience would be preferred. 
• Kindness, tactfulness, consideration, and confidentiality in dealing with residents/patients and co-workers is required.

JOB Responsibilities:

• Follow Sanitation, Safety and Hygiene Standards
• Accountability for Safety
• Self-Improvement
• Responsible for safeguarding the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) in any form including electronic, written or oral.
• Professional attitude, leadership role and team member abilities. Maintains a positive professional role throughout the facility and community.
• Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Work all locations within Good Samaritan Hospital Association.
• Transfers supplies from kitchen to floor area assuring all items are available for timely, accurate and efficient meal service.
• Prepares food and non-food items in advance; wrapped flatware, milks, juices, thickened liquids, supplements, adaptive equipment, and special food items according to patient and resident’s nutritional plan of care.
• Monitors food and equipment temperatures to ensure safe food handling.
• Dishes desserts and salads for general and therapeutic diets according to production sheet numbers.
• Serves foods according to portion control following planned cycle menus for therapeutic diets and according to individual patient and resident needs.
• Maintaining communication of any needed changes to the Dietitian.
• Obtains meal preferences from patients and residents.
• Assures that food is stored, prepared, distributed, and served under sanitary conditions, and maintained at an appropriate temperature throughout the process.
• Stocks serving areas with needed supplies such as crackers, jellies, condiments, cups, glasses, cereals, supplements, portioning utensils, etc. according to daily need. 
• Checking refrigerators and cabinets for needed supplies.
• Prepares coffee cart items and passes snacks to acute patients when scheduled.
• Maintains production sheets for assigned area.
• Strives for continual quality improvement of the food served through patient interviews.
• Operate cash register and computer for payroll and menu programs.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary workstation.
• Attend scheduled inner department meetings.
• Completes annual education.
• Assist in dishwashing tasks.
• All other duties as assigned.               

• TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

  Will work in a well-lit area, kitchen will be warm and humid.  Will work with other dietary staff and some contact with nursing staff, residents, and family when in the dining area of the nursing home.  Will be scheduled for weekend shifts and works some holidays.

   

  TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  Requires corrected vision and normal hearing range.  Must be able to distinguish letters, numbers, symbols, and colors.  Requires full range of body motion, manual and finger dexterity, eye-hand coordination.  Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Must be able to lift and carry items weighing 50 pounds, pull or push carts weighing 100-200 pounds, will do frequent bending, stooping, and stretching during work shift.  Requires working under stressful conditions and a rapid workflow setting.