Dietary Aide - FT - Evening

Overview:

Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Come join our Amazing team here at Hackensack Meridian Health! We offer Scheduling Flexibility, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and much more including a Generous sign on bonus!!!

The Dietary Aide assists in the service of meals for patients across the lifespan, as well as visitors and staff.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares, pours, or portions some hot or cold items such as desserts, beverages, toast, meat and vegetable salads, sandwiches, lemons, garnishes, etc. for service.
• Maintains proper food handling, safety and sanitation standards while preparing food, serving food, and clean-up.
• Cleans work station, including refrigerators, toaster, urns, ice cream freezer, or other equipment as assigned with designated cleaning and/or sanitizing solution.
• Washes pots, dishes, silverware, and other utensils used in the kitchen or uses the dish machine or pot machine and stores items in designated areas.
• Disposes of garbage in appropriate dumpster or compactor.
• Mops and/or sweep all floor areas in the department.
• Exposed to extremes of temperature (freezer to steam table).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies

Qualifications:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• To work every weekend.
• To work five (5) out of six (6) holidays.
• To work rotating schedule/shifts based on needs.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Previous experience with or knowledge of nutrition/dietetics.
• Excellent customer service skills