COOK & DIETARY AIDE

POSITION SUMMARY

The cook/Dietary Aide is responsible for preparing palatable, nourishing, well-balanced meals to meet the daily nutritional and special dietary needs for patients. This position is responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of the cooking area and stoves; and for preparing, operating, and maintaining all cooking equipment. This position is also responsible for preparing meals for patients’ families, employees and guest within the facility.

SUPERVISOR

Dietary Supervisor

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily.
• Each category will be assessed on performance measurements of appropriateness, efficiency, effectiveness, and timeliness.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions.

Job Functions

1) Prepares, maintains and ensures high quality food for consumption in accordance with predesigned recipes based on appropriate patient dietary restrictions and/or cafeteria menu.

2) Maintains and handles food with highest concern toward safe handling and sanitation.

3) Check patient diet cards and prepare food accordingly.

4) Cover, label and date all left over foods. Make plan for use of these foods.

5) Reviews menu daily to determine quantities of food and supply need for stock and reserve purposes.

6) Reports and food substitutions, deviations or shortages to appropriate personnel.

7) Ensures equipment is in good working condition and work area is maintained in a clean and sanitized state. Report any malfunctions immediately.

8) Serve breakfast and lunch for staff members.

9) Ensure kitchen is secured and closed in the evening and overnight.

10) Take on additional tasks as needed and directed by the department supervisor.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Seek out external resources through conferences, workshops, etc. as necessary.
• Share professional knowledge with hospital staff, board members, and administrator.
• Comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the hospital’s philosophy, mission, and policies and procedures.
• Support the hospital’s goals and objectives.
• Maintains a good attendance record and follows all hospital rules, policies and procedures.
• Maintains open and effective communications with patients and their nurses, physicians, peers, supervisors, and students.
• Establishes and maintains excellent interdepartmental and interpersonal relationships.
• Attends departmental meetings and in-services to stay current with the developments of the department and hospital.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret reports and documents.
• Ability to make presentations before top management, public groups, and staff regarding hospital programs.
• Ability to work independently, with no direction.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High school graduate or equivalency.
• Knowledge of dietary regulations in a hospital setting.
• One year of experience working in a hospital kitchen setting preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• English is the primary language of the Hospital.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Demonstrates active listening techniques.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity always in care and use of patient and hospital property.
• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to the needs of patients by complying with hospital policies.