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DIETARY AIDE/ASST

UHS
MCALLEN, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/1/2026 CLOSED ON 3/28/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the DIETARY AIDE/ASST position at UHS?

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

Must be familiar with the operation of food service equipment.  Must have a working knowledge of food sanitation; knows acceptable techniques in handling and service of food to guests.  Delivers food carts to patient floors in specified order; returns carts to dish room at designated times.  Wash certain items by hand, such as pots and pans and knows operation of dish machine.  Consistently shows concern for cleanliness of work area.  Has responsibilities during tray line assembly process.  Must help maintain floors clean and must assist with overall kitchen cleanliness.  Knows how to lift properly and how to avoid careless kitchen related accidents.  Has common kitchen safety knowledge.


Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Ability to read, write and communicate in English/Spanish languages
  2. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

 

EDUCATION / LICENSURE:

  1. Certified by the City of McAllen or Edinburg (depending on facility employed) or accredited by the State of Texas and ANSI—the American National Standard Institute as a food handler upon hire or within 14 days of employment.
  2. High School diploma, GED, or Higher Education preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.  We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

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