Dietary Aide

Job Summary:

As a Dietary Aide at Hackensack Meridian Health, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and satisfaction. This part-time evening position requires a high level of service and sanitation while preparing and serving food to patients, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities:

• Follows patients' menus accurately on the serving line and serves in the cafeteria and grill.
• Prepares salads, coffee, and desserts in accordance with meal schedules.
• Prepares late trays as required and delivers food carts to designated places on occasion.
• Washes dishes, cookware, flatware, and trays using approved procedures.
• Maintains clean wash and rinse water, adding the designated sanitizing agent to the final rinse.
• Sets up counter, beverage system, coffee, grill, steam table, condiment station, and serving line.
• Cooks and serves grilled items according to customer requests.
• Follows proper cash handling procedures when working the cafeteria register.
• Ensures delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for the department and Medical Center.
• Portions, serves, and replenishes dessert, pastries, salads, hot foods, etc.
• Replenishes paper and silverware products, wraps, stores, and dates excess food, and places it in appropriate refrigerators.
• Cleans and maintains entire work area following service.
• Cleans all tables and chairs.
• Assists with service and setting up for special meetings.
• Relieves cafeteria personnel when necessary.
• Delivers nourishment to nursing units as required.
• Collects and removes trash and garbage to designated containers.
• Cleans work areas, equipment, walls, cabinets, storage areas, and other areas assigned in accordance with established procedures.

Qualifications:

High school graduate or equivalent required. At least six (6) months prior experience in a food service department preferred.