Dietary Aide NU
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University of Maryland Medical System
MD
Summary
Prepares and serves food to patients, staff, and visitors while maintaining clean and sanitized workstations. Manages food inventory, operates retail kitchen equipment, and ensures compliance with food safety and regulatory standards.
Job Description
Job Requirements
Work Schedule: As Needed (11:30AM-8:00PM)
Job Requirements
The Dietary Aide-NU prepares (displays, gives portions and serves) a variety of food items for patients, team members and visitors. Position requires some activities in working food service storeroom (receipt, inventory, order, and issue). Incumbent must be sensitive providing timely cost-effective customer service.
Relates positively to fellow employees, physicians and vendors to provide food for inpatients at the bedside and individual customers in the cafeteria setting or for special event settings.
Incumbents in this position are scheduled to work less than 1000 hours per year.
This position description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions expected of an incumbent. It is not an exhaustive comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of an incumbent. An incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.
- Inspects workstations for compliance with service standards.
- Brews coffee and tea. Restock all items, as necessary.
- Cleans and sanitize workstations and equipment following all Food and Nutrition regulatory rules and procedures.
- Assist in the preparation of hot and/or cold foods, and properly stores food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
- Reconciles cash drawer at the end of the shift or as required. Ensures cash drawer is balanced, all sales are properly recorded, and comply with Cashier Agreement.
- Assist with setting up entrees, soups, salads, and other food/drink products and utensils.
- Interacts with customers in the serving, retail and dining areas.
- Works assigned stations on patient tray line, adhering to safe food handling procedures and proper portions.
- Serves food to Hospital team members, patients, and visitors while adhering to proper customer service skills, safe handling procedures and proper portions.
- Replenishes food, beverages, and stocking of all supplies in work area, as necessary.
- Operate kitchen retail equipment to serve Hospital team members, patients and visitors including but not limited to pizza station, merry chef, soda machine, and panini press.
- Follow first-in, first-out method for rotating stock, adhering to all food safety standards.
- Serves and replenishes food from counters and steam tables, and breaks down stations at the end of the meal periods.
- Assist in training of new food service team members and ongoing customer service training.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Work Experience
Work Experience
Attained Level: High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred;
Preferred:
Completed Course Work/Program:
Applicable Experience
Experience (years): Required: 6 months to 1 year related experience or training Preferred: 1 year
Experience (describe required & preferred): Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Benefits
Benefits
Compensation:
$17.00 - $21.39
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) was created in 1984 when the state-owned University Hospital became a private, nonprofit organization. It has evolved into a multi-hospital system with academic, community and specialty service missions reaching every part of the state and beyond.
UMMS is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, neurocare, cardiac care, women's and children's health and physical rehabilitation. It also has one of the world's largest kidney transplant programs, as well as scores of other programs that improve the physical and mental health of thousands of people daily.
The hospitals and health systems that comprise UMMS are:
University of Maryland Medical Center
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
UM Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center
UM Capital Region Health
UM Charles Regional Medical Center
UM St. Joseph Medical Center
UM Upper Chesapeake Health
UM Shore Regional Health
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
UM Community Medical Group
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Baltimore, MD
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) was created in 1984 when the state-owned University Hospital became a private, nonprofit organization. It has evolved into a multi-hospital system with academic, community and specialty service missions reaching every part of the state and beyond.
UMMS is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, neurocare, cardiac care, women's and children's health and physical rehabilitation. It also has one of the world's largest kidney transplant programs, as well as scores of other programs that improve the physical and mental health of thousands of people daily.
The hospitals and health systems that comprise UMMS are:
University of Maryland Medical Center
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
UM Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center
UM Capital Region Health
UM Charles Regional Medical Center
UM St. Joseph Medical Center
UM Upper Chesapeake Health
UM Shore Regional Health
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
UM Community Medical Group
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Baltimore, MD