Dietary & Food Service Aide I (40hours/week)

Come join the Dietary & Food Services Team at Lowell General Hospital. This is a great opportunity to work close to home in a family friendly community hospital. If you love working in food service and have strong customer services skills, Lowell General Hospital offers career growth and experience in all aspects of food service!

Hours: 40 hours per week, full time Varied 1st and 2nd shifts

Flexible shift availability required between the hours of 6:30am-8:30pm

Every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday) and every other holiday shifts required

Location: Lowell General Hospital- Main 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. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Food service experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. High School diploma or equivalent. 

2. One (1) year in hospital food services.

Duties and Responsibilities:
 

1. 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. 

2. Assists patients with menu selection and writes and corrects regular and as assigned modified diets for patients. Responsible for maintaining a high level of accuracy and appropriateness of patient trays. 

3. Delivers trays to patients, picks up trays from patients. 

4. Follows all precautions on patient units by donning and doffing PPE appropriately. Performs hand hygiene according to standards. 

5. Stocks nursing unit pantries with nourishments and dietary supplies, utilizing first-in, first-out system. 

6. Ensures accurate tray assembly on patient tray line. Prepares normal menu items, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and special items

7.Assists with setup, stocking, serving and delivering of food from counters, steam tables and workstations

8.Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing of dishware, equipment and workstations. Strips, sanitizes, stacks, patients' trays and utensils in dish room, reassembles tray line. Cleans and sanitizes pots and utensils equipment, floors, walls, dish machine, etc 

9.Removes trash from assigned workstation and/or from kitchen to specified area. Returns empty bottles and cans to recycle bin located in receiving /loading dock area. Removes crushed cardboard to designated areas.
10. May operate a cash register (or equivalent), receive payments of cash, checks and charges from customers or employees for goods or services, making change and issuing receipts or tickets to customers.

What We Offer: 

Not only is Lowell General Hospital an exceptional place to work, offering a culture of recognizing and valuing employees, we provide amazing opportunities for our staff:

• Competitive salaries & benefits that start on day one
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match
• Opportunities for growth 
• Free on-campus parking  
   

​About Lowell General

For more than 125 years, Lowell General has served the Greater Lowell community with pride. We balance the first-rate care of a premier medical center with the warmth of a three-time Magnet®-recognized community hospital. As a member of our team, you’ll join over 3,000 dedicated care providers to offer complete, connected care, when and where patients need it most.