What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aide position at Tahoe Forest Health System?
Bargaining Unit: EA
Rate of Pay: $23.35/hour DOE
Summary:
The Dietary Aide performs a variety of tasks in the preparation, presentation and service of food. Maintains department cleanliness.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Determines quantities of food items necessary for the meals.
- Ability to identify high quality food through tasting, attractively and creatively portioning and garnishing food; including pureed and special diet food.
- Stores and stocks food supplies in designated areas.
- Washes and stores dishes, pots, pans, and utensils.
- Maintains department cleanliness by accomplishing daily cleaning assignments.
- Prepares food such as salads, beverages, sandwiches, and pureed food.
- Assembles patient trays.
- Pushes loaded food carts to each patient area.
- Delivers patient trays to the patients.
- Has strong customer service skills.
- Able to work independently and with little or no daily supervision.
- Ability to use kitchen equipment (sharps, meat slicer).
- Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
- Complies with System policies and procedures.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
No supervisory responsibilities.
Education and Experience:
Certificate from college or technical school; or six months to one year of related experience.
Licenses, Certifications:
Serve Safe Food Handlers Certificate - Within 3 months of hire into job
Other Experience/Qualifications
Experience in quality food production.
Salary : $23