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Mosaic Life Care
Nutrition & Dining Services
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A Dietary Aide works in kitchens such as hospital kitchens where cooking is done to meet specific dietary requirements. Assists with food preparation and other tasks.
$37,135 / year median in Missouri
+8% projected growth
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Mosaic Life Care
Location:
Saint Joseph, MO - 64501Job Type:
Full Time (30 Hours or More), Rotating ShiftPosted:
05/22/2026 Positions available: 1Source:
Mosaic Life CareWeb Site:
www.mymlc.com Job #: 1077 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Schedule Full Time Shift Rotating Shift Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. The Food Service Helper works under the supervision of the Manager. Performs duties involving patient meal service including assembling trays, and nourishments and sanitation functions of the dietary area. > Additional Information Help for Additional Information. Opens a new window. Skills and Abilities Essential Technical/Motor Skills- Ability to use fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination to portion food selections and place on a moving belt.
- Ability to manipulate various pieces of equipment.
- Ability to enter data into smart phone and /or computer/tablet. Interpersonal Skills
- Cooperates with fellow caregivers and has good excellent customer skills.
- Ability to interact in a professional manner with patients/caregivers/families/providers. Essential Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand at long lengths of time on trayline to assemble trays, reach for items; lifts pans of food (20 lbs.); twisting side to side; move from trayline to patient floors and around department; push/pull loaded meal carts (on a tile floor initial push force is 13.2 pounds and sustained is 7 pounds and pulling 20 pounds initial and 7 pounds sustained.
- On carpet, push 22.2 pounds initial and 16 pounds sustained, pulling on carpet 16.4 pounds initial and 12 pounds sustained. ).
- Stands or walks entire shift.
- Ability to walk at a moderate pace extensively during shift, may be upwards of 10,000 steps/day.
- Ability to lift dishware (25 lbs.) and place on dish machine; reach to remove items; crouch to clean carts; push clean carts and lower dishware; operates dish machine, empties trash (40 lbs.), sweeps and mops floors, bend to wash pots and pans. Essential Mental Abilities
- Ability to comprehend menu selections for restrictive dietary needs.
- Use long term memory to correctly assemble trays.
- Organize workflow process to meet meal service time delivery goals.
- Ability to enter data into meal delivery software programs. Essential Sensory Requirements
- Ability to visually see in order to read tray tickets, schedules, memos and policy\procedures.
- Ability to visually identify special diet food items; distinguish colors of diet kits and menus; visually inspect patient menu to determine food selection.
- Ability to smell food product to determine proper quality. Exposure to Hazards
- Chemicals, burns, slips; back injuries; body secretions and blood from patient trays.