Dietary & Food Service Aide Per diem

Dietary Services Role at Melrose Wakefield Hospital

Melrose Wakefield Hospital, part of the Tufts Medicine system, has been offering the highest quality and accessible healthcare to the local community for over 130 years. With two hospital campuses, Level III Trauma Center, Level III Special Care Nursery, Breast Health Center, Cardiovascular Center and over 20 locations and 50 specialties, Melrose Wakefield Hospital offers many opportunities to grow your career.

This role focuses on activities related to the support services functions, such as dietary and food services, environmental services, general facilities, repair and maintenance, parking, sterilization and transportation to ensure all required support activities are completed in a timely manner and meet the organization's quality standards and expectations. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Dietary & Food Services duties:
Prepares and serves meals based on general or special diets. Responsibilities also include operating and maintaining kitchens, cafeterias, and counters across entity locations. Manages food inventories, schedules vendor deliveries, food preparation, and menu planning while adhering to regulatory guidelines. An organizational related support or service (administrative or clerical) role or a role that focuses on support of daily business activities (e.g., technical, clinical, non-clinical) operating in a "hands on" environment.

The majority of time is spent in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision. A specialist level role that requires very advanced knowledge of operational procedures and tools obtained through extensive work experience and may require vocational or technical education. Works under limited supervision for non-routine situations and may be responsible for leading daily operations, and trains, delegates and reviews the work of lower level employees, and problems are typically difficult and non-routine but not complex.

This position serves as a point of contact for daily operations of the department and for events such as caterings, reservations, bookings and other services pertaining to the Food and Nutrition Department.

If you are passionate about providing care in your local community, come join our team!

Under general supervision, this position works in any location where food is prepared including retail, patient and catering operations. This position is involved in all aspects of food services including assisting with menu selection, food preparation, food delivery, kitchen cleanliness and sanitation. This experienced staff member is trained in multiple areas in the department and may assist with training and informal supervision of less experienced staff.

Hours:

Per diem, varied 1st and 2nd shifts

Rotating weekends and holidays are required

Location:

Melrose Wakefield Hospital - Dietary Call Center

What We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Free on-campus parking

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Food service experience.

2. Serv Safe certification within 6 months of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. High School diploma or equivalent.

2. One (1) year in hospital food services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

1. Maintains and communicates accurate and updated diet order information through the system to ensure patients receive appropriate meals, nourishments and commercial enteral products in accordance with current diet order.

2. Elicits patient information regarding food preferences, intolerances, likes and dislikes. Alerts the Clinical Dietitian to any actual or potential nutritional problems of patients.

3. Assists patients with menu selection and writes and corrects regular and as assigned modified diets for patients. Responsible for maintaining high level of accuracy and appropriateness of patient trays.

4. Delivers trays to patients, picks up trays from patients.

5. Follows all precautions on patient units by donning and doffing PPE appropriately. Performs hand hygiene according to standards.

6. Other duties as directed by department leadership

7. Prepares and places orders for food, paper, chemicals, office supplies or equipment.

8. Completes on-line ordering as required.

9. Receives and coordinates special functions and participates in the set up.

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