Dietary Aide – Healthcare Position Available In Forsyth, North Carolina

Dietary Aide – Healthcare Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services – 2.4 Winston-Salem, NC Job Details Full-time $16 – $18 an hour 20 hours ago Benefits Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance Paid sick time Qualifications ServSafe Cooking High school diploma or GED Driver’s License Communication skills Entry level Full Job Description Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services is the Piedmont Triad’s only private psychiatric hospital meeting the behavioral healthcare needs of our community. Our 164-bed inpatient services for adults and adolescents offers comprehensive and individual assessments, psychiatric evaluation and medication stabilization, daily group therapy and personalized aftercare planning. We also offer a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program to ensure the continuum of care for our patients. Old Vineyard is accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We are currently seeking a Dietary Aide to join our talented and caring team. Our ideal candidate will possess the ability to work in a diverse environment with focus on patient and customer service, building and maintaining positive working relationships with all hospital staff and demonstrating professional, effective communication skills. The preferred candidate will have a proven background of success in the healthcare industry in both service and kitchen environments.

Dietary Aide minimal responsibilities:

Ensures food presentation is pleasant and food temperatures are appropriate on the serving line and in food storage areas. Utilizes proper sanitation methods in preparation and serving of food. Washing dishes, trays and other cooking utensils. Performing general cleaning duties (sweeping, mopping, trash removal, cleaning of drink machines, cooking equipment, etc.) to maintain a safe and healthy kitchen and food service area as well as to remain in compliance with Health Department regulations. Role is physically demanding and position requires assisting with the unloading of food delivery and storage in proper location. Individuals considered for this position must have a friendly and outgoing attitude, must be service-oriented and willing to go beyond the general expectations to please the customer and have a positive team approach to accomplishing tasks.

Physical Requirements:

Climbing, ability to ascent and descent ladders, stairs, using feet, legs, hands and arms. Ability to maintain equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching. Stooping, bending downward and forward by bending at the waist; kneeling by bending at the knees; ability to come to rest on one or both knees. Crouching, crawling, moving about on hands and knees. Reaching, extending hands and arms in any direction. Standing for sustained periods of time. Pushing, use of upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust it forward, downward or outward. Pulling; use of upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in sustained motion. Lifting to raise objects from a lower to higher position, moving objects horizontally. Fingering; to pick, pinch or otherwise work with the fingers. Grasping; apply pressure to an object with fingers and palm. Substantial repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, fingers or other body parts. Work in considered moderate and requires exerting in excess of 50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or in excess of 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects in a manner of force, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move said objects. Worker is exposed to environmental conditions occurring inside and outside of the buildings. Worker is subject to hazards including a variety of chemicals. Worker is also subjected to one or more of the following conditions which may affect the respiratory system or skin which may include fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation. The workers skin and breathing air may also be exposed to other fluids.

Job Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred Previous experience as Cook in Healthcare setting ServSafe Certification required Background Check and Drug Screen required for employment Must have active NC Driver’s License free of major infractions – DO

NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACTIVE NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER’S LICENSE

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$16.00 – $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Disability insurance Health insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Vision insurance

Shift:

8 hour shift Day shift

Work Location:

In person