Job Information
Tufts Medicine Dietary and Food Service Aide in Lowell, Massachusetts
Come join our Dietary/Food Services Team!
This is a Per Diem position at the Saints Campus.
Job Overview
Under general supervision, this position works in any location where food is prepared including retail, patient and catering operations. This position is involved in all aspects of food services including assisting with menu selection, food preparation, food delivery, kitchen cleanliness and sanitation.
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications :
Food service experience.
ServSafe certification within 6 months of employment.
Preferred Qualifications :
High School diploma or equivalent.
One (1) year in hospital food services.
Duties and Responsibilities Include:
Maintains and communicates accurate and updated diet order information through the system to ensure patients receive appropriate meals, nourishments and commercial enteral products in accordance with current diet order.
Elicits patient information regarding food preferences, intolerances, likes and dislikes. Alerts the Clinical Dietitian to any actual or potential nutritional problems of patients.
Assists patients with menu selection and writes and corrects regular and as assigned modified diets for patients. Responsible for maintaininghigh level of accuracy and appropriateness of patient trays.
Delivers trays to patients, picks up trays from patients.
Follows all precautions on patient units by donning and doffing PPE appropriately. Performs hand hygiene according to standards.
Operates a variety of kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir, strain, season and knead food items for cooking, serving and storing
Assists in the preparation of hot and/or cold foods, and properly stores food, utilizing knowledge of temperature requirements and spoilage.
Maintainsaccurate sanitation and temperature logs in work area according to regulatory requirements.
May operate a cash register (or equivalent), receives payments of cash, checks and charges from customers or employees for goods or services, making change and issuing receipts or tickets to customers.
Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation by emailing us at careers@tuftsmedicine.org .