Diet Aide Part Time 15.00 Hrs. Day

Located in Belleville, Clara Maass Medical Center is a facility of RWJBarnabas Health and provides a complete continuum of care to residents of northern New Jersey. With over 700 physicians and 2,100 employees, we offer advanced treatment for a wide variety of medical conditions. Our facility includes centers for advanced wound care, sleep disorders, bariatrics, orthopedics cardiac services, cancer care, emergency services, and more. In 2017, the Medical Center completed a state-of-the-art campus expansion featuring a new four-story 87,000 square foot building with a private, 32-bed Intensive Care Unit, new Main Entrance and Lobby, Retail Pharmacy, Patient Registration Area, and a recently expanded Emergency Department.

Clara Maass Medical Center has been recognized nationally for its quality and patient safety by Healthgrades and by The Leapfrog Group, having earned its twelfth Grade A in 2019. The Medical Center has received Disease-Specific Care Certification from the Joint Commission for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Congestive Heart Failure, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Advanced Certification in Palliative Care and is listed by the American Hospital Association as one of Healthcare s Most Wired hospitals. In 2018, the Medical Center earned designation in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

We are currently looking for a Dietary Aide to perform a wide variety of routine tasks in all food service areas. The incumbent will be responsible for essential duties including the reheating and serving of food trays to the patient units; working tray line; serving employees and patients in the dining room, and other general cleaning tasks within the Dietary Department.

Responsibilities:

• Assemble patient trays accurately and neatly.
• Assist in assembling food trays and deliver to patient units as required.
• Provide assistance during the preparation, and assembling of additional items for tray-line, as needed.
• Check food items for proper dates.
• Ensure proper levels of food to avoid shortages before serving begins.
• Maintain food at the correct temperature to follow safety protocols.
• Put stock and supplies away in proper areas. Manage the stocking of the area when the work shift is completed; p
• Operate and clean equipment such as - refrigerators, steam tables, coffee machine, etc.
• Wash pots, pans, and other small cooking equipment by hand utilizing appropriate cleaning and sanitizing agent.
• Wash dishes and/or utensils according to acceptable standards of practice.
• Ensure compliance with sanitation.
• Sweep and mop floors utilizing appropriate cleaning and sanitizing agent.
• Perform a variety of routine kitchen duties as assigned.
  Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Prior work experience in a hospitality environment (Preferred).
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Capable of lifting moderately heavy weights (15-30 pounds).