Dietary Aide (Full-Time) - Day

About the role

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Prepares and serves food to all patients, staff, and visitors while maintaining a high level of service and sanitation.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• At least six (6) months' prior experience in a food service department preferred.

Working Conditions:

• Works indoors in a well lighted and ventilated area.
• Possibility of cuts or minor burns from instruments and equipment
• Some direct exposure to contagion, but risk is minimal when proper safety precautions are observed.
• Possibility of strains due to moving objects.
• Requires substantial standing, walking, stooping, and lifting.
• Willingness to work with the realization that errors and incompetency may have serious consequences to patients.

Physical Demands:

• Requires constant verbal communication in person or using the phone.
• Requires frequent reading of correspondence, reports, material, etc.
• Frequently lifts objects from 10 - 150 lbs.
• Frequently lifts with assistance objects greater than 150 lbs.
• Frequently carries objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Frequently pushes objects up to 500 lbs.

Mental Demands:

• Requires ability to read and concentrate frequently to check accuracy of reports, correspondence, computer records, etc.
• Requires ability to deal with stress of dealing with public, frequent interruptions, and working on more than one task concurrently.
• Requires flexibility in order to respond to changes in priorities, special project assignments, and emergency situations.
• Manage time appropriately to meet patient and department needs.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply  today!