Dietary Worker

Job description

Responsibilities
Primary Job Functions:
• Follows instructions from the Dietary Manager and/or CNP Director regarding food preparation, portioning, and meal service.
• Prepares and serves meals in accordance with CNP guidelines, approved menus, and patients prescribed dietary needs, including food allergies and special diets.
• Follows food safety standards for food preparation, storage, temperature control, and service, including completing required temperature logs, sanitation checklists, and other food safety documentation accurately and timely in accordance with CNP guidelines and facility policies.
• Follows the First In, First Out (FIFO) method when storing, rotating, and preparing food; labels and dates food items appropriately, monitors expiration dates, and ensures older products are used before newer products in accordance with food safety standards and CNP guidelines.
• Assists with washing pots, pans, utensils, and food service equipment.
• Maintains clean and sanitary kitchen, serving, and dining areas, including sweeping and mopping floors and cleaning garbage containers.
• Keeps serving lines adequately stocked and ensure meals are served in a timely and orderly manner.
• Maintains trash collection and waste disposal areas in a clean and sanitary condition.
• Assists with stocking, rotating, and properly storing food and supplies.
• Unload cafeteria orders as received.
• Follows facility safety, sanitation, infection prevention, and patient safety procedures.
• Attends required job-related training and workshops.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Dietary Manager and/or CNP Director.

Supervision and Consultation:
• Seeks supervision and consultation as needed
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
• Actively works to enhance skills

Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers:
• Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
• Respects consumer’s privacy and confidentiality
• Is pleasant and cooperative with others
• Assists consumers and visitors as needed
• Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
• Is sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences
• Is gentle and calm to consumers and families

Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned:
• Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
• Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Follows AltaPointe Policies and procedures
• Attends appropriate in-services training and other workshops
• Maintains current certification, if applicable, and attends required workshops and in-services

Physical Requirements:
• Occasional need to be able to assume a full squat/lunge from a standing position
• Occasionally, be able to kneel and reach to same side toward the floor.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during food preparation, meal service, and cleanup.
• Ability to lift and carry food supplies, trays, kitchen equipment, and containers weighing up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, push, and pull as needed to perform routine kitchen and cleaning duties.
• Ability to perform repetitive hand and arm movements associated with food preparation, serving, washing dishes, and cleaning.
• Ability to work in a kitchen environment with exposure to heat, wet floors, cleaning products, and hot food or equipment while following appropriate safety procedures.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent. Current Food Handler Card certified by Mobile County Health Department.