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The Dietary Aide is responsible for performing kitchen and food service duties in both the cafeteria and on the patient food line. Serving and delivering food, cleaning/sanitation, cold food preparation and assembly, maintaining a sanitary and organized work area.

Your every day

Food Tray Line:

Assembles all utensils, food serving supplies and food items necessary for the serving line.Assembles patient snacks and serves on the patient tray line. Stocks the patient tray line accurately according to the dietary pull lists.Assist in preparing, covering and labeling food.Delivers patient meal trays/carts.Retrieves dirty patient trays according to schedule.Performs dish room duties in a sanitary manner, including completing the dish room temperature log.Sets up stations with breads, condiments and utensils.

Cafeteria Service:

Serves on the cafeteria food and sandwich lines including following appropriate portion sizes. Assembles the cafeteria items and maintains well-stocked food items during cafeteria service. Serves, replenishes food from counters, steam tables and breaks down station at the end of meal periods.

Cleaning/Sanitation:

Adheres to and follows HACCP Guidelines.Cleans service ware, kitchen equipment and counters properly according to established standards, ensuring adequate supply of plates and utensils.Cleans and sanitizes the assigned serving area thoroughly. Cleans and sanitizes any carts used during the shift. Serves food in a sanitary manner including frequent hand washing and glove changing.

Maintaining Quality Control:

Sets up and maintains assigned work area in a neat and orderly manner to facilitate efficiency and ensure food safety. Stores all food items properly until appropriate mealtime.
Performs additional special cleaning duties as needed and/or assigned including dish room, removal of trash, etc.Assists the superiors as needed to maintain a well-run department.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
 

Your must haves

High School Diploma or GED or 2 years of experience in food service.Able to serve food in a friendly and sanitary manner.Able to read patient menus.Able to operate and work in the dish room and maintain daily temperature records.Able to lift/carry up to 25 lbs. and push/pull carts weighing greater than 50 lbs.Considerable reaching, stooping and bending. 

WORK SHIFT:

Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.  

Your extras
• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion. 
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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