What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietary Aide position at Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital?
Part-time & PRN work available.
The Dietary Aide participates in the provision of quality meals and nutritional services to patients, staff, and guests.
Essential Duties:
- Serves meals to all cafeteria customers.
- Cleans work area as necessary or assigned.
- Accepts and reconciles deliveries and puts away stock.
- Assists the cook and dietary supervisor in food preparation.
- Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
- Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.
- Education: High School degree or equivalent preferred
- Required Licenses: Valid Food Handlers Certificate
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience as a cook in a commercial environment, preferably in a healthcare setting.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
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- Must be able to concentrate on work amidst distractions such as noise, conversations, and foot traffic; must be able to consistently meet deadlines, and finish all food preparation at the specified serving time; must be flexible in work hours in order to meet patient and organization operating needs.
- Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile customer services interactions.
- Must be able to adjust recipes to achieve desired results. Must be able to read and comprehend recipes or instructions on prepackaged products. Ability to read, convert and adjust mathematical measurements for recipe adjustments.
- Must be able to use kitchen equipment such as knives, slicers, mixers, and dishwashers; knowledge of the hygiene factors involved in food preparation; knowledge of cleaning products and the appropriate methods of cleaning a variety of surfaces.
- Must be able to work independently, in a result restricted physical environment for extended periods of time.
- Must have the ability to perform several tasks concurrently.
- Must have skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.
- Screening: Must successfully pass a background check, drug screen, physical and be able to provide positive employment references.
- Physical Demands: With or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for a sustained period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise and move objects from position to position (up to 50 lbs.), finger grasp; feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures; express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, assess; perceive the nature of sound with or without correction; perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or fingers. Light work most of the time, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently; and occasionally medium work, that is exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the hospital.
If you are among the most competitive and qualified candidates for the job, you will be contacted directly by one of our hiring managers. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries regarding your application status. Good Luck & we hope to meet you soon!
Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, company paid disability, 401(k) and a generous amount of paid time off.
