Dietary Aide - St. Thomas, Canada - St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital

St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital

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St. Thomas, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

POSITION:

Dietary Aide

UNIT:

Food Services

STATUS:

Regular Part Time

SALARY:

$ $22.65
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The Food Service Department at the Hospital provides food services to inpatients in Acute Care, Continuing Care and Outpatients. This department serves over 200,000 patient meals each year and operates seven days per week.

In addition, the Food Service department operates the retail Atrium Café, which serves fresh daily specials, soups, salads and other goodies to both staff, visitors and patients.

The Dietary Aide performs a variety of duties within the Food Service department including but not limited to:

Portioning of patient meal items
Capturing Food and Beverage preferences form patients
Preparing patient food trays
Delivery of food trays to the units
Washing and sanitizing equipment
Ensuring food safety processes and standards are followed at all times (temperature checks, expiry dates, etc.)

HOURS:

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Food Service Worker Certificate from a recognized postsecondary institution required
Current Food Handlers Certificate issued within the past five (5) years required
Preference will be given to those with a minimum of one (1) year Food Service experience preferably in a Hospital setting
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Ability to organize work, prioritize, and take initiative
Team and customer focused with the ability to communicate respectfully in a pleasant, flexible, and professional manner with all patients, families, staff and volunteers
Ability to adapt to changes in assignment throughout a shift, and follow instructions as assigned
Ability to work with limited supervision
Physical ability to carry out the essential duties of the position
Excellent attendance record.

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