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Description General Summary: The Dietary Aide is responsible for assembling patient meal trays according to dietary orders. Responsible for set-up, breakdown, and sanitation of food and non-food items for patient meal services. Prepares hot food items for patients, employees and visitors, including catering functions. Prepares and delivers snacks on a daily basis according to par levels. Also may assist the Porter with cleaning dishes, silverware and pots and pans. The Dietary Aide is actively involved in department activities, transdisciplinary team activities, and LifeCare activities to ensure individualized, patient-centered health care for all patient populations admitted to LifeCare Hospital.Patient Population: Has contact with patients in a non-clinical setting; understands and demonstrates appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in the adult (18-65 years of age) and geriatric (65 and older) populations.Essential Functions:1. Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Dietary Aide competency checklist.2. Prepares patient trays according to patient menu and dietary orders.3. Prepares and delivers snacks on a daily basis according to par levels.4. Greets patients/customers in a courteous and respectful manner, responds with positive interpersonal skills and handles requests with a positive attitude.5. Demonstrates understanding of dietary restrictions for modified diets.6. Avoids menu substitutions by retrieving items as needed from storage.7. Demonstrates efficiency in the dish room to ensure all plateware and silverware are sanitized in time for trayline.8. Adheres to LifeCare policies, procedures, all safety plans, and all standards imposed by regulatory organizations. This description is a general statement of required essential functions performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.Supervision: Does not direct the activities of staff or a function. Requirements Experience: One year food service experience preferredEducation: High school diploma or equivalent Additional Information Lifecare reserves the right at any time to delete or modify any of the job listings referenced on this site, including any modification of the benefits or compensation listed for such positions. The job listings on this site do not constitute an offer of employment or contract offer of any kind, but are intended solely as information concerning possible job positions with LifeCare as of the date such job listings were published. LifeCare does not guarantee that any of the jobs listed will be available at the time of any inquiry by a potential applicant, and LifeCare reserves the right not to fill or employ any person in any of the job positions listed. All applicants for any job positions are subject to any and all established preplacement procedures. Lifecare, in its sole discretion, shall determine any persons to whom offers may be made. hr@lifecare-hospitals.com