Dietary Aide

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Dietary Aide to join our team at Hackensack Meridian Health. As a Dietary Aide, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and ensuring the highest level of service and sanitation in our food service department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and serve food to patients, staff, and visitors while maintaining a high level of service and sanitation.
• Follow patients' menus accurately on the serving line and serve in the cafeteria and grill.
• Prepare salads, coffee, and desserts in accordance with meal schedules.
• Deliver food carts to designated places and ensure carts are returned to the kitchen.
• Wash dishes, cookware, flatware, and trays using approved procedures.
• Wash pots, pans, cooking utensils, and small equipment, following established sanitation procedures.
• Return clean equipment to its proper place in the kitchen.
• Maintain clean wash and rinse water, adding the designated sanitizing agent to the final rinse.
• Maintain a high level of sanitation in the pot washing area.
• Set up counter, beverage system, coffee, grill, steam table, condiment station, and serving line.
• Cook and serve grilled items according to customer requests.
• Follow proper cash handling procedures when working the cafeteria register.
• Ensure delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for the department and Medical Center.
• Portion, serve, and replenish dessert, pastries, salads, hot foods, etc.
• Replenish paper and silverware products.
• Wrap, store, and date excess food and place it in appropriate refrigerators.
• Clean and maintain the entire work area following service.
• Clean all tables and chairs.
• Assist with service and setting up for special meetings.
• Relieve cafeteria personnel when necessary.
• Deliver nourishment to nursing units as required.
• Collect and remove trash and garbage to designated containers.
• Clean work areas, equipment, walls, cabinets, storage areas, and other areas assigned in accordance with established procedures.

Qualifications:

A high school graduate or equivalent is required. At least six months of prior experience in a food service department is preferred.