Nutrition Services Dietary Aide
Enidchamber, Enid, OK, United States
Nutrition Services - Dietary Aide – Garland Road Nursing & Rehab Center, Enid, OK
Nutrition Services - Dietary Aide at Garland Road Nursing & Rehab Center in Enid, OK, assists the food service team to create a positive and healthy dining experience for residents. The role ensures that meals, snacks and hospitality items are prepared and the dining room is set up within the correct serving times, and collaborates with other department staff to ensure service and cleanup of meals, snacks and hospitality areas.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Safe Food Handling: Understands and follows guidelines for food handling and storage, including all raw and prepared foods. Tests and records temperatures of hot and cold foods; records temperatures of cold food storage areas. Corrects or addresses negative results to the attention of the Nutrition Services Manager. Properly discards expired or contaminated food items. Properly performs and enforces hand washing, wearing of gloves, and use of hair restraints. Complies with established infection control and universal precaution policies and procedures and uses required protective wear when performing daily tasks.
Food Preparation: Follows and enforces methods to control cross-contamination. Prepares food using standardized recipes and in the required amount specified by production worksheets and in accordance with special diet requirements. Uses available tools to ensure timely and correct meal production and portion control; incorporates steps to properly pull, thaw and prep foods in advance of production need. Ensures foods prepared are served within meal serving hours and that quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved.
General Food Service Duties: Serves meals in accordance with facility methods and using correct portion control and plating/presentation guidelines. Performs daily and scheduled cleaning of kitchen and equipment in accordance with sanitation procedures. Ensures work area is properly cleaned and sanitized after each task. Ensures serving line and dining rooms are correctly set up and cleaned after use, including rolling flatware, setting tables, maintaining tabletop condiments and centerpieces, and other duties as assigned. Properly stores, chills, and reheats leftovers for later use. Cleans and arranges food storage areas. Assists other department staff as needed to ensure timely production, service, and cleanup. Completes kitchen close duties (PM shift) as assigned. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Food handlers’ card required.
Previous experience preferred.
Fundamental understanding of sanitation, cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
Ability to communicate tactfully with co-workers, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and the general public.
Regular, predictable, and dependable attendance.
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Company Paid Life Insurance
401k Retirement Savings
Supplemental Voluntary Benefits
Paid Time Off with Cash-Out and Donation Options
Paid Holidays
Pay on Demand - Payday Advance
Gym Membership and Fitness Program Discounts
Employee Discounts on Everyday Purchases and Services
Access to Automobile and Home Insurance Marketplace
and more!
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Nutrition Services - Dietary Aide at Garland Road Nursing & Rehab Center in Enid, OK, assists the food service team to create a positive and healthy dining experience for residents. The role ensures that meals, snacks and hospitality items are prepared and the dining room is set up within the correct serving times, and collaborates with other department staff to ensure service and cleanup of meals, snacks and hospitality areas.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Safe Food Handling: Understands and follows guidelines for food handling and storage, including all raw and prepared foods. Tests and records temperatures of hot and cold foods; records temperatures of cold food storage areas. Corrects or addresses negative results to the attention of the Nutrition Services Manager. Properly discards expired or contaminated food items. Properly performs and enforces hand washing, wearing of gloves, and use of hair restraints. Complies with established infection control and universal precaution policies and procedures and uses required protective wear when performing daily tasks.
Food Preparation: Follows and enforces methods to control cross-contamination. Prepares food using standardized recipes and in the required amount specified by production worksheets and in accordance with special diet requirements. Uses available tools to ensure timely and correct meal production and portion control; incorporates steps to properly pull, thaw and prep foods in advance of production need. Ensures foods prepared are served within meal serving hours and that quality, temperature and appearance of food is preserved.
General Food Service Duties: Serves meals in accordance with facility methods and using correct portion control and plating/presentation guidelines. Performs daily and scheduled cleaning of kitchen and equipment in accordance with sanitation procedures. Ensures work area is properly cleaned and sanitized after each task. Ensures serving line and dining rooms are correctly set up and cleaned after use, including rolling flatware, setting tables, maintaining tabletop condiments and centerpieces, and other duties as assigned. Properly stores, chills, and reheats leftovers for later use. Cleans and arranges food storage areas. Assists other department staff as needed to ensure timely production, service, and cleanup. Completes kitchen close duties (PM shift) as assigned. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Food handlers’ card required.
Previous experience preferred.
Fundamental understanding of sanitation, cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
Ability to communicate tactfully with co-workers, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and the general public.
Regular, predictable, and dependable attendance.
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Company Paid Life Insurance
401k Retirement Savings
Supplemental Voluntary Benefits
Paid Time Off with Cash-Out and Donation Options
Paid Holidays
Pay on Demand - Payday Advance
Gym Membership and Fitness Program Discounts
Employee Discounts on Everyday Purchases and Services
Access to Automobile and Home Insurance Marketplace
and more!
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