Dietary Aide
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Posted on:
25-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This position is designated as PRN (as needed). PRN employees are expected to have open availability and be flexible in their scheduling. This includes the ability to work both AM shifts (6:30 AM 3:00 PM) and PM shifts (3:00 PM 7:30 PM) as well as weekends and holidays as required to support departmental needs.
Functions as the primary point of contact for nutrition services on the patient unit. Utilizes problem-solving and communications skills as well as knowledge of diet therapies to perform duties in an accurate and timely manner.
Principal Duties:
- Distributing assisting collecting and correcting of patient menu selections.
- Deliver patient trays to floors per unit using Meal Delivery Carts.
- Assemble Meal Trays according to Patient Selections and Diet Guidelines.
- Passing of meal trays and nourishments using two Patient identifiers and collecting of meal trays from all patients including isolation patients
- Fill patient requests and retrieve missing/needed items for delivery to patients in timely manner.
- Assist in passing water to patients.
- Record intake for patients on I &Os and/or caloric counts.
- Maintain the unit kitchens.
- Clean kitchen and refrigerators
- Record refrigerator temperatures each day and adjust thermostats as necessary.
- Rotating and replenishing bulk nourishments.
- Maintain updated diet lists and status on all patients.
- Who why when status of eating
- Admissions transfers discharges
- Know where trays and nourishments are
- Decrease number of extra trays
- Process upcoming requisitions
- Deliver TF to nursing unit as ordered.
- Record tray count on meal conversion sheets.
- Ensure safe food handling.
Qualifications :
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: NA.
- Preferred:
- Other:
Education/Knowledge
- Attained Level: Entry level
- Preferred: Completion of Sanitation and Food Handlers course
- Completed Course Work/Program:
Applicable Experience
- Experience (years): Required: 1 - 3 years Preferred: 3 - 5 years
- Experience (describe required & preferred): One year of food preparation experience preferably in a large scale institutional dietary setting.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation:
- Pay Range: $17-$21.39
- Other Compensation (if applicable):
- Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Food Service
- Kitchen Experience
- Dietary Aide Experience
- Serving Experience
- Cooking
- Dietary Department Experience
- Sanitation
- Food Production Experience
- Meal Preparation
About Company
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