Dietary Aide - Behavioral Health Hospital Services
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Natchaug Hospital
Mansfield Center, CT, US
Summary
The Dietary Aide performs various kitchen, food service, and dish room duties to ensure safe and effective meal delivery for clients and staff. Responsibilities include assisting with food preparation, maintaining sanitary standards, and managing storage areas.
Job Description
Location Detail: Natchaug Hospital Mansfield Ct (10155)
Shift Detail: Works both first and second shift;
6:00am- 2:30pm
6:30am-3:00pm
10:00am-6:30pm
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Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offers a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.
Job Summary
Dietary Aide performs a variety of kitchen food service and dish room duties as well as other related tasks to provide safe and effective food service to all clients, staff and visitors.
• Assist in serving clients following prescribed menu, including portioning food carefully and correctly.
• Assist Cooks in food preparation when needed, and function as cook/charge cook when assigned.
• Perform safe and sanitary handling of all food and equipment.
• Maintain cleanliness of food preparation areas and equipment.
• Follow diet modifications in food preparation and service.
• Stock and maintain all storage areas, including client units.
• Flex schedule and/or assignments when required according to the operational needs of the department.
Qualifications
- No previous kitchen experience required. On- the-job training instruction provided.
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State of Connecticut approved Qualified Food Operator preferred
- Ability to read, write and speak English and to follow oral and written directions.
- Must be able to work with others, take direction and work varying hours.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Must wear clean uniform and protective shoes.
- Must wear proper hair restraint.
- Must be able to work varying hours.
We take great care of careers.
Hartford HealthCare provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package and all the benefits of working with a top notch organization:
- Medical and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match up to 7%
- Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
- Tuition Assistance
- Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.
Founded in 1954, Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s primary provider of mental health and addiction treatment services for children, adolescents and adults.
We provide compassionate, respectful treatment for those living with mental illness and addictions, helping each find their way to recovery.
The hospital's 57-bed facility in Mansfield Center, Connecticut, provides inpatient care for over 650 children and adolescents and 1,300 adults with mental illness or substance abuse issues each year. Journey House, a 13-bed residential treatment center for adolescent girls, is also operated by Natchaug Hospital on its Mansfield campus.
Natchaug's day hospital, after school and special education school programs provide treatment to more than 2,750 children, adolescents and adults each year through programs in Danielson, Dayville, Enfield, Groton, Mansfield, Norwich, Old Saybrook, and Vernon, Connecticut.
Natchaug Hospital is part of the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network and Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.
Our fully integrated health system includes a tertiary-care teaching hospital, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multi-specialty physician group, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, a large physical therapy and rehabilitation network and an accountable care organization.
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Founded
1954
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Mansfield Center, CT
