Dietary Aide

Townsen Memorial Hospital is hiring a Dietary Aide/Cafeteria Technician for our newest location in Houston, TX (77072). The role involves preparing and serving food items to patients, staff, and visitors, while maintaining food service facilities in a safe, sanitary condition and ensuring health and safety standards are respected.

• Apportions and serves food to patients, employees, or patrons
• Cleans and inspects equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation
• Maintains kitchen and dining area logs accurately and timely
• Performs serving, cleaning, and stocking duties to facilitate customer service
• Prepares kitchen area for health inspections; ensures all regulatory and health department rules are followed at all times
• Maintains clean and orderly checkout areas and completes other general cleaning duties such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans
• Maintains adequate supplies (silverware, glassware, dishes, trays)
• Washes pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment
• Assists in daily cash handling and deposit transactions as needed
• Estimates daily and weekly needs, keeps daily record of meals served and takes inventory of supplies and equipment
• Provides services to cafeteria consumers in an efficient and friendly manner
• Prep menu items using established policies and procedures with input from the Dietitian
• Prepares kitchen and cafeteria for next day service
• Coordinates and participates with regularly scheduled quality checks of food quality, temperature checks in collaboration with the Dietitian
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support the hospital

• Competent and conscientious with a customer‑oriented approach
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of sanitation and safety guidelines
• Understanding of dietary restrictions and ability to accommodate special dietary needs

• Current and unencumbered Food Handler certification in the State of Texas
• Six (6) months of food preparation in a healthcare setting and knowledge of all regulatory requirements for serving food to patients and visitors
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified

• 3 Medical Plans
• 2 Dental Plans
• 1 Vision Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short‑ and Long‑Term Disability Plans
• 401(k) with a 2‑year vesting
• Pay‑time off (PTO) + Holidays

Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence‑based patient care. We embrace diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness; we are committed to driving cutting‑edge healthcare to our patients, communities, and each other.

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Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.